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'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: homeland security, Rep., satellite, Republican, imaging

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., John Kerry, Barack Obama, blogging, senator, blog, Sen., congressman, Illinois, margin, member, community, value

Comcast vs. BitTorrent to be focus of FCC hearing

February 22, 2008 Cable company and foes to be questioned as agency considers new nondiscrimination regulations targeting broadband providers. TAGS: Comcast Corp., Net Neutrality, BitTorrent, network management, Rep., Internet Service Provider, Internet service, service provider, agency, broadband

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

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, spyware, regulation, pretexting, sale, agency, security

Year in review: Quiet year for tech on Capitol Hill

December 25, 2007 A Democratic-controlled Congress neglects what tech firms have been pushing for years--and even Net neutrality doesn't get attention. TAGS: temporary worker, Capitol Hill, Net Neutrality, Rep., Democrat, file-sharing

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, Google Inc., video, CEO, TV

Snuffing out Goofy's cigarette

January 10, 2008 Jens F. Laurson and George A. Pieler explain the Janus-like impact of technology when companies make dumb decisions. TAGS: Disney Corp., Rep., film, video

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

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, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., member, blog, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

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, Internet provider, social security number, Social Security, Republican, law, 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, Republican, regulation, eBay Inc., vote, bill, telecommunications, rule, Texas, leadership, Adobe PDF, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc.

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: Mary Bono, spyware, Human Resources, Rep., bill, Internet Service Provider, Internet service, service provider, security, PC

House approves spyware legislation

October 6, 2004 Bill prohibits "taking control" of a PC, surreptitiously modifying a Web browser's home page, or disabling antivirus software. TAGS: spyware, Rep., antivirus software, Web browser, PC

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, Democrat, Republican, politician, Rep., digital television, household, analog, TV, wave, transition, satellite

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, Edward Markey, Rep., Democrat, chairman, BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., law, telecommunications, agreement, TV

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, Mary Bono, Net Neutrality, WWW, Edward Markey, Rep., digital-rights management, politician, Apple Computer

MySpace to host college campus presidential town halls

May 10, 2007 Social-networking site to enable users at home to watch a Webcast, send instant-message questions to candidates. TAGS: MySpace, Sen., News Corp., candidate, Governor, Webcast, town, Rep., IM, event, TV

Congress: P2P networks harm national security

July 24, 2007 House of Representatives panel chairman says peer-to-peer networks pose a "national security threat," new laws needed. TAGS: national security, P2P, LimeWire, politician, copyright law, Rep., law, chairman, document

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., digital television, Democrat, flag, politician, proposal, marketplace, TV, California
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