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Still hope for the FCC's smut-free broadband plan?Open in New Window
Matthew Lasar writes "Just when you thought that Federal Communications Commission Chair Kevin Martin's plan for a free and smutless national broadband service was on its last legs, it turns out th read more »
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Yahoo outdoes Google, will scrub search logs after 90 daysOpen in New Window
"Yahoo is trumpeting its commitment to privacy today after agreeing to anonymize its log files after 30 days. That moves it ahead of Google and Microsoft, and Congress has already taken notice." read more »
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Congress busts Kevin Martin's chops, demands change at FCCOpen in New Window
"A massive Congressional investigation of the FCC finds evidence of micromanagement, a poisonous work environment, lax oversight, and luxury rental cars paid for with taxpayer money." read more »
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Security, civil liberties experts question data-miningOpen in New Window
"The U.S. Congress should limit government data-mining efforts because some techniques don't work and many raise serious privacy concerns, two experts said Monday." read more »
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CAN-SPAM: What went wrong?Open in New Window
In December 2003 Congress passed a landmark antispam bill known as the CAN-SPAM Act. Today, 5 years later the spam problem is worse than ever. Back them most spam was just annoying and an attempt to read more »
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Congress Taking Note of Google's Rising Search MonopolyOpen in New Window
Congress is finally understanding the reality of the Yahoo-Google search deal, and what it means for the state of search competition in general. As Yahoo sells out their add space to google ads, it' read more »
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Chip Industry Calls On Congress To Act On Financial CrisisOpen in New Window
Sales of PCs and portable gadgets could be hurt dramatically if people pulled back on spending out of fear of a weakening economy, Semiconductor Industry Association leaders said. read more »
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Internet Gambling Vote Looms In CongressOpen in New Window
The Payments System Protection Act (H.R. 6870), pushed forward by Barney Frank (D-Mass.), is moving closer to being passed by Congress. The Act would would delay implementation of earlier legislation read more »
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