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Yahoo on NSA surveillance: No comment

February 15, 2006 California politician tries to get Yahoo's lawyer to say whether company is cooperating with a domestic spying program. TAGS: Brad Sherman, NSA, Yahoo! Inc., Rep., lawyer, general counsel, sheriff, law, Democrat, Los Angeles, California, e-mail

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

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: legislation, Internet provider, Bush Administration, Rep., agenda, telecommunications, Colorado, Republican, law, bill, requirement, Democrat, Internet Service Provider

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, Rep., moratorium, Internet access, tax, bill, extension, law, DSL, idea

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., reporter, congresswoman, pretexting, chairman, exec, HP, Republican, e-mail, U.S.

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: Cisco Systems Inc., Rep., China, NSA, Beijing, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., blog, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

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, Republican, Democrat, household, digital television, transition, wave, analog, 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, Social Security, law, Internet provider, Republican, Internet Service Provider

Lawmakers take aim at social-networking sites

May 11, 2006 Proposed law would cordon off access to sites such as MySpace and LiveJournal from schools and libraries. TAGS: MySpace, Rep., Republican, LiveJournal, legislation, children, library, school, security

Berners-Lee pushes Congress on 'nondiscriminatory' Web

March 1, 2007 Web father says his invention should never be controlled by a single entity, but declines to endorse a specific Net neutrality bill. TAGS: Tim Berners-Lee, Edward Markey, Net Neutrality, Rep., WWW, politician, digital-rights management, Apple Computer

'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

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, leadership, bill, eBay Inc., Texas, Adobe PDF, rule, CEO, Yahoo! Inc.

Video games in Congress' crosshairs

June 2, 2006 House committee on consumer protection plans a public hearing to highlight violent and sexually explicit games. TAGS: committee, video game, Human Resources, mature, minor, Grand Theft Auto, Rep., Democrat, games, video

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., Net Neutrality, YouTube Video, 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., AT&T Corp., law, telecommunications, 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

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., committee, Republican, bill, fee, telecommunications, broadband

Net neutrality advances on Capitol Hill

April 5, 2006 Republican who nixed concerns about Net neutrality mandates bends to pressure from Microsoft, Yahoo. TAGS: Net Neutrality, broadband provider, Rick Boucher, Edward Markey, violation, Rep., amendment, telecommunications, Capitol Hill, content provider, Democrat, Republican, broadband, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., 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.

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: MySpace, IP, IP address, Internet provider, Rep., Time Warner Inc., Democrat, Internet Service Provider
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