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  US Senate votes in favor of proposed nationwide internet sales taxes

  By Aaron Souppouris on March 23, 2013 11:36 am + 181 comments

  Senators have voted 75-to-24 in favor of nationwide changes that would see sales tax levied on a Continue reading…

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  Facebook removing 'exploitative' Newtown memorial pages after Congressional complaint

  By Adi Robertson on February 25, 2013 02:21 pm + 36 comments

  Facebook is investigating unofficial memorial pages for Sandy Hook shooting victims after members of 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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  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…

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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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  Two US senators ask the Attorney General to investigate employers asking for Facebook logins

  By Nathan Ingraham on March 25, 2012 11:14 am + 53 comments

  US senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) have both requested that Attorney Continue reading…

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  Senator drafting bill to prevent potential employers from requiring Facebook logins

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 23, 2012 09:21 am + 47 comments

  If the thought of being asked by a prospective employer for your Facebook and Twitter login Continue reading…

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  MPAA chairman Chris Dodd expresses regret over pro-SOPA strategy, calls for compromise

  By Adi Robertson on January 20, 2012 09:58 am + 169 comments

  Former Senator and current MPAA chairman Chris Dodd has acknowledged that SOPA and its Senate Continue reading…

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  US Senate websites hit with technical difficulties following SOPA blackout

  By Nathan Ingraham on January 18, 2012 12:57 pm + 181 comments

  It looks like the SOPA blackout day has encouraged many citizens to get out and email their senators Continue reading…

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  T-Mobile responds to Sen. Franken's Carrier IQ inquiry: nine phones, 450k customers

  By Chris Ziegler on December 21, 2011 02:14 pm + 6 comments

  Just as AT&T, Sprint, manufacturers, and Carrier IQ itself have done, T-Mobile has now responded to Continue reading…