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Password Protection Act to prohibit employers from gaining access to Facebook accounts

By Scott Lowe on May 10, 2012 12:24 am + 24 comments

New legislation introduced to Congress today seeks to prohibit employers from requiring employees to Continue reading…
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US House passes controversial CISPA cybersecurity bill, now on to the Senate

By T.C. Sottek on April 26, 2012 06:38 pm + 148 comments

The US House of Representatives has just passed the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Continue reading…
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US House passes bill to make federal spending data available online

By Amar Toor on April 26, 2012 07:44 am + 19 comments

The House of Representatives yesterday passed a bill that will enable users to keep track of federal Continue reading…
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White House threatens to veto CISPA cybersecurity bill, ahead of Friday's vote

By Sean Hollister on April 25, 2012 11:39 pm + 18 comments

On Friday, the US House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on the Cyber Intelligence Sharing Continue reading…
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US House Appropriations Committee ignoring requirement to stream and archive hearings

By Adi Robertson on April 17, 2012 03:41 pm + 3 comments

In 2011, the US House of Representatives passed new rules that would require all hearings to be Continue reading…
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Spectrum of revenge: how the FCC is under attack from Congress and AT&T

By T.C. Sottek on March 28, 2012 03:39 pm + 174 comments

There's been a rising drumbeat for FCC reform on Capitol Hill ever since the agency helped block the Continue reading…
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US Senate passes crowdfunding bill to allow Kickstarter-style investing

By Adi Robertson on March 22, 2012 02:57 pm + 21 comments

The US Senate has just passed a bill that would legalize "crowdfunding" for small businesses. The Continue reading…
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Congress sends Apple letter filled with questions about iOS address book privacy

By T.C. Sottek on February 15, 2012 12:39 pm + 70 comments

The iOS address book row is no longer just a tempest in the internet's teapot: members of the US Continue reading…
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Netflix urges Senate to let users share viewing data on Facebook

By Adi Robertson on February 1, 2012 04:22 pm + 4 comments

Back in September, Netflix announced its integration with Facebook, allowing Canadian and Latin Continue reading…
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Cellphone privacy bill introduced, would reveal and regulate Carrier IQ-like tracking software

By T.C. Sottek on January 30, 2012 04:24 pm + 11 comments

The row that's been brewing for months over controversial Carrier IQ software has prompted action in Continue reading…