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House rejects immunity for phone companies in spy suits

November 16, 2007 Drawing veto threats from White House, legislators OK spy law rewrite sans lawsuit protection for aids of government spying. TAGS: immunity, warrant, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, bill, legislation, terrorist, Democrat, telecommunications company, law, Bush Administration, telecommunications, U.S.

A call for Net neutrality debate in U.K.

September 17, 2007 Web's global nature makes it essential for U.K. and Europe to discuss Net neutrality, says British Computer Society president. TAGS: Net Neutrality, U.K., Internet Service Provider, legislation, content provider, European Union, Europe, traffic, VoIP, U.S., president

Australian legislation cooks spammers

September 18, 2003 Spammers could incur up to $733,000 in penalties per day for sending junk e-mail--and one lawmaker calls on the United States to follow suit with similar legislation. TAGS: legislation, Australia, spam, penalty, junk e-mail, anti-spam, U.S., e-mail

'Buy American' legislation draws fire

May 20, 2005 A tech trade group calls measure forcing Homeland Security to buy products made mainly in America a "lose-lose" proposition. TAGS: legislation, trade, homeland security, U.S., America, China

Will the feds phase out traditional lightbulbs?

May 8, 2007 Incandescent bulbs have been around for more than 100 years. Senate Energy Committee is working on a bill that might burn them out. TAGS: lightbulb, lamp, light-emitting diode, legislation, diode, organic light-emitting diode, energy, bill, California, idea, U.S.

Senators demand more regulations on Net pharmacies

May 16, 2007 Politicians mull forcing ISPs to block "rogue" pharmacies or monitoring customers' Web traffic to block ads. TAGS: pharmacy, Patrick Leahy, drug, federal law, doctor, senator, regulation, legislation, attorney general, bill, Internet Service Provider, law, Internet service, service provider, U.S.

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, Rep., bill, payment, U.S., security

EU data guru: Privacy advocates not a problem

September 20, 2006 He says effective antiterror measures can't exist without data protection controls. TAGS: data protection, European Union, legislation, U.S.

U.K. law mashes spam

September 19, 2003 It will soon be an offense for a British company to send unsolicited junk mail to personal e-mail accounts--but not to a business address. TAGS: spam, legislation, Britain, law, U.K., European Union, e-mail, U.S., PC

Data privacy standards, American style

October 11, 2005 NetIQ's Kimber Spradlin says that when it comes to data privacy, the EU is way ahead of Uncle Sam. That may be about to change. TAGS: European Union, legislator, Patrick Leahy, HIPAA, legislation, regulation, U.S. company, identity theft, U.S., Europe, security

Federal bill targets offshore labor

February 20, 2004 The political response to outsourcing continues as Sen. Christopher Dodd introduces legislation seeking to ban the movement of government work to overseas locations. TAGS: Chris Dodd, offshore, outsourcing, offshore outsourcing, legislation, India, politician, manufacturing, U.S., work

If catastrophe strikes tomorrow, are we ready?

February 7, 2007 Michael D. Gallagher and Larry Irving warn that emergency communications technology still dangerously lags behind. TAGS: 9/11 commission, interoperability, catastrophe, spectrum, digital television, legislation, radio, U.S.

Why we've finally canned spam

December 16, 2003 U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Conrad Burns say critics overlook the real impact that the law they wrote will have in the reduction of unwanted e-mail. TAGS: spammer, CAN-SPAM Act, bill, David Berlind, spam, critic, law, mechanism, legislation, Internet service, attorney, Internet Service Provider, U.S., service provider, e-mail

France backs down on iTunes DRM stance

May 2, 2006 Proposed legislation to require Apple, others to license their copyright protection technology is watered down. TAGS: digital-rights management, France, legislation, Apple Computer, Apple iTunes, law, technology company, U.S.

IT workers resist overseas outsourcing

February 11, 2004 A study sponsored by a union group finds that U.S. information technology workers are becoming a political force motivated by the flight of jobs overseas. TAGS: information technology worker, H-1B, respondent, L-1, legislation, survey, study, U.S. company, worker, America, outsourcing, leader, U.S., information technology, programming

Senator wants VoIP to be regulation-free

January 10, 2004 U.S. Sen. John Sununu says he's preparing legislation to keep broadband telephone service providers from being "smothered by state and federal regulators." TAGS: John Sununu, VoIP, telephone service provider, regulator, VoIP company, senator, phone provider, Consumer Electronics Show, VoIP service, legislation, service provider, Sen., regulation, broadband, IP, tax

Putting teeth into U.S. cybercrime policy

April 14, 2005 Paul Kurtz leads a CEO group pressing for more-effective cybersecurity laws. Will it succeed where others have failed? TAGS: spyware, legislation, adware, government, CEO, security, U.S.

Patriot Act redux?

October 18, 2004 CNET News.com Washington watcher Declan McCullagh says some in Congress are trying to pass new legislation that uses technology to keep closer tabs on you and me. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, John McCain, legislation, ID card, government, agency, U.S., database

Tackling the CO2 consequences of high-tech

November 9, 2006 perspective Sun's David Douglas says the computer industry should take steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. TAGS: CO2, emission, carbon, legislation, data center, credit, Sun Microsystems Inc., Governor, perspective, California, U.S.

Senate weighs H-1B visa changes

September 28, 2004 Controversial measure would exempt from the cap on visas foreign students graduating from U.S. schools with advanced degrees. TAGS: H-1B, exemption, aide, cap, worker, legislation, proposal, Sen., U.S., student, school
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