Senate articles

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  Article

  Senate prepares to vote on nationwide online sales tax rules

  By Adi Robertson on April 21, 2013 04:47 pm + 168 comments

  The US Senate could be voting this week on a bill that would authorize states to collect sales taxes Continue reading…

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  Article

  Senate rejects bipartisan gun control measure for background checks despite broad public support

  By T.C. Sottek on April 17, 2013 05:12 pm + 734 comments

  The US Senate today turned away a bipartisan proposal to expand background checks for the sale of Continue reading…

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  What you need to know about the government's fight to unlock your cellphone

  By Adi Robertson on March 28, 2013 02:14 pm + 142 comments

  Seventeen years after passing legislation that made unlocking potentially illegal, Washington, DC Continue reading…

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  Article

  Ron Wyden's 'GPS Act' would make police get a warrant for phone location data

  By Adi Robertson on March 21, 2013 04:46 pm + 16 comments

  Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has brought a bill that would require police to get a warrant before Continue reading…

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  Privacy laws can't handle new wave of commercial drones, Senate hearing concludes

  By Carl Franzen on March 20, 2013 04:40 pm + 10 comments

  National privacy laws aren't ready to handle the 10,000 commercial drones predicted to be flying Continue reading…

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  Senate committee hearings will address drone privacy issues and targeted killings

  By Adi Robertson on March 13, 2013 12:04 pm + 7 comments

  The US Senate Committee on the Judiciary has called two hearings on the most controversial uses of Continue reading…

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  Senator Claire McCaskill drafting bill to allow in-flight electronics during takeoff and landing

  By Adi Robertson on March 7, 2013 04:18 pm + 42 comments

  Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) is making good on threats to force the Federal Aviation Continue reading…

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  Senator announces bill to legalize cell phone unlocking following support from White House (update)

  By T.C. Sottek on March 5, 2013 05:43 pm + 35 comments

  Yesterday the White House said that "it's time to legalize cell phone unlocking" in an official Continue reading…

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  Article

  All 100 US senators are now on Twitter

  By Amar Toor on January 20, 2013 12:04 pm + 28 comments

  It can be easy to criticize US lawmakers for failing to grasp the nuances of internet legislation, Continue reading…

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  Senate votes to let the NSA keep spying on you without a warrant until 2017

  By Adi Robertson on December 28, 2012 10:29 am + 182 comments

  The US Senate has voted to approve the FAA Sunsets Extension Act of 2012, which will authorize Continue reading…