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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, Alberto Gonzales, legislation, agenda, Bush Administration, Rep., Republican, Colorado, Democrat, law, attorney general, proposal, bill, requirement, telecommunications, Internet Service Provider

Qwest on data retention laws: Oops

August 23, 2006 Broadband provider says its chief privacy officer misspoke when endorsing federal laws mandating data retention. TAGS: Qwest Communications Inc., Colorado, legislation, panel discussion, chief privacy officer, broadband provider, Internet provider, Rep., record, law, DSL, Adobe PDF

Democrat proposes lifting federal ban on Net gambling

April 26, 2007 A prominent House member says it's time to legalize--and regulate--the burgeoning industry. TAGS: ban, Democrat, legislation, bill, Rep., payment, U.S., security

Politicians press for antispyware law yet again

March 15, 2007 Both parties say they hope the third time's the charm for a bill that overwhelmingly passed the House twice already. TAGS: anti-spyware, bill, Mary Bono, spyware, legislation, politician, Rep.

FBI director wants ISPs to track users

October 17, 2006 Robert Mueller becomes latest Bush administration official to call for ISPs to store customers' data. TAGS: Alberto Gonzales, Internet Service Provider, legislation, Bush Administration, Rep., law enforcement, Internet provider, record, Internet service, attorney general, proposal, service provider, representative

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, Alberto Gonzales, legislation, Republican, Colorado, proposal, Bush Administration, attorney general, Internet Service Provider, Internet service, chairman, telecommunications, service provider, Adobe PDF

Gonzales: ISPs must keep records on users

September 20, 2006 Attorney general, other witnesses ask Congress to force Internet service providers to follow customers' activities. TAGS: Alberto Gonzales, Internet provider, attorney general, Internet Service Provider, legislation, Rep., Bush Administration, senator, Adobe PDF

Panel: Don't rush into new data security laws

July 22, 2005 Lawyers, academics and former federal officials question urgency of enacting broad-based national rules now pending in Congress. TAGS: Marc Rotenberg, data security, Sen., Rep., legislation, incentive, lawyer, law, security

Qwest calls for mandatory data retention laws

August 22, 2006 Broadband provider becomes first to embrace federal proposal to keep track of what its own customers are doing online. TAGS: Qwest Communications Inc., Alberto Gonzales, Internet provider, legislation, broadband provider, Colorado, Rep., law, proposal, Bush Administration, attorney general, broadband, DSL

Proposal requires sex offenders to list e-mail, IM

January 30, 2007 MySpace joins politicians to support proposed federal bill, which also encourages sites to check user lists against offender registry. TAGS: MySpace, John McCain, proposal, legislation, attorney general, IM, Rep., Sen., e-mail address, e-mail

Tech manufacturers rally against Net neutrality

September 19, 2006 Makers of networking hardware, applications urge Congress to hold off on regulations they say could disrupt the way the Internet works. TAGS: Net Neutrality, Corning Inc., press conference, legislation, Illinois, Rep., Democrat, networking, telephone company

Congressional leaders promise action on tech

January 10, 2004 Federal lawmakers are ready to help the technology industry solve its problems--at least some of the issues. TAGS: John Sununu, lawmaker, RIAA, federal lawmaker, Rep., DMCA, legislation, intellectual property, leader, Sen., file-swapping, broadband service, broadband, U.S.

Protesters face off with Verizon, AT&T

May 24, 2006 Groups gather across U.S. to protest phone companies' influence in D.C. and well-reported cooperation with National Security Agency. Photos: Protesting phone companies TAGS: NSA, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, New York City, legislation, Rep., Washington D.C., telecommunications company, New York, telecommunications, San Francisco, U.S., database

ISP snooping plans take backseat

May 18, 2006 Republican committee chair says he won't go ahead with proposal to require Net providers to store data on customers. TAGS: Alberto Gonzales, Internet provider, hosting company, legislation, Internet Service Provider, proposal, Rep., attorney general, service provider, Republican, record, Internet service, chairman, e-mail

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, Republican, Rep., school, library, legislation, children, security

House bans 'morphed' child pornography

June 26, 2002 The 413-to-8 vote aims to circumvent a recent Supreme Court decision that nixed an earlier ban on computer-generated sex images of minors. The Senate introduced a similar proposal. TAGS: minor, First Amendment, legislation, law, bill, Rep., freedom, court, Washington, image

House panel endorses controversial spy bill

September 21, 2006 Republicans push through legislation to rewrite wiretapping law, get blasted by civil-liberties groups and Democrats. TAGS: Ed Black, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, surveillance, Republican, Democrat, terrorism, legislation, Rep., bill, president, power
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