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Senators propose labels for adult Web sites

April 12, 2007 Legislation requires "harmful to minors" Web pages to be tagged so kids can beware, but a wealth of constitutional problems loom. TAGS: minor, proposal, label, senator, tagging, kid, idea

Senator plans to revise Web labeling bill

April 17, 2007 Republican Ted Stevens' bill includes proposals that aroused concern among civil liberties advocates, librarians and technology companies. TAGS: proposal, senator, bill, First Amendment, technology company, Republican, U.S.

Senators renew call for .xxx domains

March 17, 2006 Two Democrats propose a bill requiring feds to negotiate with ICANN to revive plans for the virtual red-light district. TAGS: domain, minor, district, proposal, porn, domain name, bill, senator, Democrat

Senator to propose surveillance of illegal images

February 7, 2007 Proposal from Sen. John McCain would force Internet providers to report illegal images, even "cartoons." TAGS: cartoon, John McCain, Internet Service Provider, Sen., penalty, proposal, image, compliance, senator, center, Internet service, service provider, Adobe PDF, database

Senators adopt Web labeling requirement

June 28, 2006 Senate committee says that sexually explicit Web sites must be labeled as such--or their operators will go to jail. TAGS: amendment, proposal, senator, Dallas, Sen., Republican, children, requirement

Senator: Illegal images must be reported

December 9, 2006 update John McCain proposes law to force Web sites to report unlawful activity and delete posts by sex offenders. TAGS: proposal, John McCain, senator, service provider, image, Internet Service Provider, IM, video, e-mail

Senators target Net, phone taxes

June 28, 2006 Senate panel takes aim at Internet, mobile and local phone taxes. But Democrats say they'll oppose a permanent tax moratorium. TAGS: amendment, tax, Byron Dorgan, Democrat, senator, telecommunications, proposal, Sen., Internet access, cell phone, Republican, broadband

Senator plans Net taxes but no Net neutrality

April 25, 2006 Republican proposal would levy new taxes to pay for broadband services, but skips the thorny question of Net neutrality. TAGS: Net Neutrality, proposal, broadband service, tax, telecommunications, Sen., committee, broadband provider, broadband, Republican, senator, chairman, Verizon Communications, video

Lobby bill spares political bloggers

January 19, 2007 Senators strike a section that would have required some "grassroots" lobbying groups to register or face prison time. TAGS: grassroots, amendment, provision, lobbyist, blogger, senator, proposal, executive director, Sen., government, Republican, section

Senator revives data leak proposals

January 11, 2007 Democrat Dianne Feinstein reintroduced measures regarding data security breaches, but some worry her bills make too many exceptions. TAGS: breach, personally identifiable information, bill, proposal, data security, notification, exception, attorney, senator, security

Senate ponders policing of Net neutrality offenses

June 14, 2006 Another committee considers changes to antitrust law that would imperil business models built on "fast lane." TAGS: Net Neutrality, antitrust law, committee, antitrust, proposal, Republican, Internet company, Democrat, senator, chairman, broadband

Senators can't agree on municipal broadband rules

February 15, 2006 Amid multiple proposals, politicians can't agree on whether municipalities offering broadband service should be applauded. TAGS: municipality, broadband, Sen., Philadelphia, proposal, politician, sector, EarthLink Inc., Republican, senator, government, state

Data breach bills resurface in Congress

February 7, 2007 Two bills take different approaches toward the tricky concept of how to regulate what happens if a company has a data leak. TAGS: security breach, Computer Fraud, breach, bill, Patrick Leahy, proposal, senator, agency, security

Senators propose infinite H-1Bs for advanced degree holders

May 15, 2007 Bill would exempt anyone with a master's degree or higher from a U.S. university, or with such a degree from a foreign university in certain fields. TAGS: H-1B, foreigner, proposal, degree, senator, U.S., Microsoft Corp.
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