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Congress catching on to the value of blogs

January 26, 2006 It's starting slowly, but a group of senators and representatives are now blogging, and some observers expect the number to grow as elections near. TAGS: Rep., blogging, Sen., senator, blog, congressman, Barack Obama, Illinois, margin, John Kerry, community, value

Spyware, data privacy bills reappear in House

February 9, 2007 Congress has tried for years to enact spyware regulations and restrictions on Social Security numbers, with no luck so far. TAGS: Rep., social security number, Social Security, bill, regulation, pretexting, spyware, sale, agency, leader, security

Videos: HP under fire at subcommittee hearing

September 28, 2006 U.S. representatives bring the heat, while several people involved in HP scandal plead the Fifth. TAGS: Patricia Dunn, Rep., congresswoman, reporter, pretexting, HP, chairman, exec, Republican, U.S., e-mail

GOP revives ISP-tracking legislation

February 7, 2007 New "law and order agenda" proposes data retention requirements. Also, owners of racy Web sites would have to post labels or go to prison. TAGS: Internet provider, legislation, Bush Administration, Rep., agenda, telecommunications, Colorado, Republican, bill, law, requirement, Democrat, Internet Service Provider

Daylight-saving change could confuse gadgets

August 8, 2005 President Bush has signed a law changing daylight-saving time in 2007, raising the possibility of glitches in PCs and electronic gear. TAGS: Y2K, glitch, Rep., eBay Inc., clock, law, president, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Democrats pledge fight over Net neutrality

April 25, 2006 House Democrats pledge to fight for FCC's right to regulate Internet. Meanwhile, a turf battle. TAGS: Net Neutrality, Democrat, Edward Markey, Rep., Republican, bill, committee, fee, telecommunications, broadband

Taking tech companies to task over China

February 15, 2006 House members on Wednesday condemned Yahoo, Google, Microsoft and other tech companies for kowtowing to Beijing. TAGS: Rep., Cisco Systems Inc., China, NSA, Beijing, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., blog, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

House approves spyware bill--again

May 24, 2005 Members of the House of Representatives can't decide how to punish spyware makers, so they approve two bills with different approaches. TAGS: Human Resources, Rep., bill, spyware, Internet service, service provider, Internet Service Provider, security, PC

Congress targets social-networking sites

June 29, 2006 Lawmakers have been trying to get ISPs to retain data on customers. Now Congress is turning to sites like MySpace. TAGS: IP address, MySpace, IP, Internet provider, Rep., Time Warner Inc., Democrat, Internet Service Provider

'Spy satellite' plan draws fire on Capitol Hill

September 6, 2007 Politicians question privacy implications of proposal that could eventually allow broader sharing of images with state and local police. TAGS: Rep., homeland security, satellite, Republican, imaging

Net access tax compromise: A short extension?

July 26, 2007 A temporary extension of the Internet access tax restrictions seems likely, but what about the idea of making the tax ban permanent? TAGS: ban, moratorium, Rep., tax, Internet access, bill, extension, law, DSL, idea

Politicians squabble over digital-TV funds

March 28, 2007 Democrats urge spending more on converter boxes to keep older sets working after 2009, but Republicans say funding is sufficient. TAGS: converter box, coupon, Rep., politician, digital television, Republican, Democrat, household, wave, analog, transition, TV, satellite

Congressional confusion on Internet privacy

July 5, 2006 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh examines why a Republican supporter of online privacy wants to force Net providers to snoop on what Americans do online. TAGS: Rep., online privacy, social security number, Internet provider, law, Social Security, Republican, Internet Service Provider

House begins debate on Net neutrality rules

June 8, 2006 The debate kicks off in the House of Representatives, with Democrats saying it's "shameful" not to impose Net neutrality regulations. TAGS: Net Neutrality, amendment, Rep., Democrat, regulation, Republican, vote, telecommunications, bill, Texas, leadership, eBay Inc., rule, Adobe PDF, CEO, Google Inc.

Congress divided on broadcast flag plan

November 4, 2005 Some politicians say a new law is needed to prevent digital TV piracy. Others aren't so sure. TAGS: Rep., Rick Boucher, proposal, digital television, flag, marketplace, politician, Democrat, California, TV

Democrats attack new bill over Net neutrality

March 31, 2006 House Democrats push for more regulations on broadband providers, saying Republican-backed bill isn't enough. TAGS: Net Neutrality, Democrat, regulation, bill, Rep., broadband provider, telecommunications, broadband, Washington, small business, video

H-1B visas hit roadblock in Congress

March 31, 2006 Senate panel votes to double guest worker visas next year. Prospects look dimmer in the House. TAGS: H-1B, worker, Rep., president, Apple Computer, U.S., Microsoft Corp.

Politicos take on YouTube, video's future

May 10, 2007 While awed by technological advances, House panel members worry about copyright practices, and Net neutrality rears its head again. TAGS: YouTube, Rep., YouTube Video, Net Neutrality, Mark Cuban, politician, CEO, Google Inc., video

House Democrats take aim at FCC practices

March 14, 2007 Politicians question commissioners' views on topics ranging from the AT&T-BellSouth merger to the NSA spy program and Net neutrality. TAGS: Net Neutrality, NSA, Rep., chairman, Democrat, BellSouth Corp., telecommunications, AT&T Corp., law, agreement, TV

Say what? Key quotes from HP's congressional hearing

September 28, 2006 A sampling of some of the best zingers--ranging from acerbic barbs to passing the buck--to come from HP testimony. TAGS: Patricia Dunn, Mark Hurd, Rep., exchange, chairman, HP, Democrat, security
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