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  California Assembly and Senate pass safety regulations for self-driving cars

  By Kimber Streams on August 30, 2012 01:31 pm + 25 comments

  A bill that would allow autonomous cars to be tested on California's roads easily passed the state's Continue reading…

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  Cell Phone Right to Know Act seeks to add radiation warning labels to phones

  By Justin Rubio on August 6, 2012 11:34 pm + 45 comments

  Democratic Congressman Dennis Kucinich has introduced the Cell Phone Right to Know Act (H.R. 6358), Continue reading…

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  US Cybersecurity Act delayed in Senate as opponents declare victory

  By T.C. Sottek on August 2, 2012 03:21 pm + 11 comments

  A Republican filibuster has delayed consideration of The Cybersecurity Act of 2012, the companion Continue reading…

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  Senator Al Franken backs Cybersecurity Act, proposes stricter guidelines for surveillance

  By Adi Robertson on July 26, 2012 05:43 pm + 17 comments

  Noted privacy and net neutrality advocate Senator Al Franken has urged the Senate to debate a Continue reading…

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  Internet censorship bill passes upper house of Russian Parliament

  By Bryan Bishop on July 18, 2012 09:46 pm + 25 comments

  Despite criticisms and Wikipedia protests, Russia's upper house of parliament passed a controversial Continue reading…

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  California passes bill legalizing voice-activated hands-free texting while driving

  By Dante D'Orazio on July 17, 2012 09:06 pm + 26 comments

  California is taking a step back from laws that place an outright ban on texting and emailing while Continue reading…

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  Verizon restores data usage widget in My Verizon Android app

  By Louis Goddard on July 11, 2012 07:06 am + 11 comments

  Verizon Wireless has re-implemented a widget for monitoring data usage in its My Verizon Android Continue reading…

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  South Carolina passes bill restricting municipal broadband

  By Adi Robertson on June 30, 2012 10:22 pm + 121 comments

  South Carolina has become the latest state to rule against allowing towns to set up their own Continue reading…

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  US lawmakers create website to crowd-source a 'digital bill of rights'

  By Evan Rodgers on June 12, 2012 10:49 pm + 8 comments

  Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) have started drafting a Continue reading…

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  US senators concerned with surveillance bill 'loophole' that could lead to warrantless email and phone tracking

  By Nathan Ingraham on June 11, 2012 12:09 pm + 13 comments

  Last month, a panel of US Senators voted to extend a controversial law that allows the government to Continue reading…