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

Republicans defeat Net neutrality proposal

April 5, 2006 House Republicans defeat Net neutrality proposal backed by Democrats and companies including Google and Microsoft. TAGS: Net Neutrality, amendment, Republican, Democrat, proposal, Rep., broadband provider, telecommunications, vote, Amazon.com Inc., broadband, Google Inc., video, Microsoft Corp.

Democrats seize control of House, Senate

November 8, 2006 Minority party now can claim an enviable majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate. TAGS: e-voting, Montana, Democrat, vote, Virginia, Republican, blogger, Rep., hiring, blog

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, Rep., Edward Markey, Republican, committee, bill, fee, telecommunications, broadband

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: coupon, converter box, Rep., politician, Republican, digital television, Democrat, household, wave, analog, transition, TV, satellite

House backs major shift to electronic IDs

February 11, 2005 Americans wouldn't be able to take airplanes or trains or enter federal buildings without new e-licenses. TAGS: ID card, driver's license, bill, Real ID Act, airplane, Republican, Rep., Social Security, license, rule, Democrat, state

Congress mulls slew of Net sex rules

June 27, 2006 A hearing on protecting children yields a dozen proposed laws including Web blocking, surveillance and "search and destroy bots." TAGS: Republican, Rep., bot, Internet provider, children, IP, monitoring, service provider, Internet Service Provider, Democrat, IP address, idea, Google Inc.

Google does K Street

March 30, 2006 Campaign reform advocate David Donnelly says the company can't win the battle over Net neutrality with an insider strategy. TAGS: Net Neutrality, Republican, public relations, Google Inc., Washington, business model, lobbyist, Rep., Democrat, Texas, 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

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, HP, exec, Republican, e-mail, U.S.

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

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, violation, Rep., Edward Markey, Rick Boucher, amendment, Capitol Hill, telecommunications, Republican, Democrat, content provider, broadband, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., video

Republicans tout high-tech agenda

March 1, 2006 Politicians parade a legislative package designed to ensure that America remains a dominant tech industry player. TAGS: agenda, Republican, Democrat, press conference, Rep., leader, incentive, president, America, broadband, Apple Computer

New bill in Congress targets phone record fraud

March 8, 2006 Congressional panel approves more penalties targeting sales of personal phone records without customer consent. TAGS: pretexting, committee, bill, Rep., Republican, measure

This week in privacy

February 10, 2006 U.S. attorney general didn't reveal much about controversial eavesdropping program, but White House relented and gave details. TAGS: NSA, privacy, Republican, data mining, telecommunications company, Rep., U.S., e-mail

Data retention bill expected next week

September 21, 2006 Proposal expected to require Internet providers to keep customer information for a year for police convenience. TAGS: Rep., Internet provider, legislation, Colorado, proposal, Bush Administration, Republican, telecommunications, Internet service, service provider, Internet Service Provider, chairman, Adobe PDF

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, Social Security, law, 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, LiveJournal, Rep., Republican, legislation, school, library, children, security

Gonzales urges speedy vote on Patriot Act

December 14, 2005 Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Republicans step up campaign calling for four-year renewal of the controversial law. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, Wisconsin, Republican, Electronic Privacy Information Center, vote, conference, law, Sen., Rep., Democrat, Adobe PDF, document

MySpace may face legislative crackdown

July 11, 2006 As November election nears, Republicans say new laws are needed to protect kids from gangs, sex predators on the Net. TAGS: MySpace, crackdown, verification, Rep., Republican, school, child, politician, Democrat, Illinois, library
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