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Washington to consider cramming

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John Moe
Jul 12, 2011
Wednesday, the Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on "cramming," that's when phone companies charge you for things you didn't authorize...
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Eshoo sweating the Gs

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John Moe
Jun 23, 2011
Wednesday, Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) introduced The Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act which would require carriers to tell consumers more...
Posted In: 4G, Congress, fcc, House
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Bono Mack to introduce hacking transparency bill

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John Moe
Jun 14, 2011
In light of all the attacks on corporate sites in recent months, Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R - Calif.) is circulating a draft of bill that would require...
Posted In: Congress, hacking, House, Law, security
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D-block bill gains momentum after 10 years

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John Moe
Jun 9, 2011
Lawmakers are hoping to make some changes to how emergency responders can communicate before the 10th anniversary of September 11th. Wednesday,...
Posted In: Congress, d-block, Senate, spectrum
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Sony and Epsilon to testify

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John Moe
May 31, 2011
The two companies will be on Capitol Hill on Thursday, testifying about the massive hacks to their databases of customer information. They'll be...
Posted In: Congress, epsilon, hacking, House, Sony
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Wyden puts the brakes on the Protect IP Act* again

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John Moe
May 27, 2011
Sen. Patrick Leahy's (D-Vt.) efforts to put the clamp down on websites that peddle counterfeit goods and pirated content just passed through the...
Posted In: COICA, Congress, leahy, Senate, wyden
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More privacy hearings in Washington

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John Moe
May 17, 2011
Sounding like a broken record here, I know. Last week it was a Senate Judiciary subcommittee holding hearings on what Apple and Google were doing...
Posted In: apple, Congress, Facebook, Google, privacy, Senate
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Do Not Track Kids bill

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John Moe
May 6, 2011
Reps. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas) are releasing a draft bill today called the Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011. From The Hill: ...
Posted In: barton, Congress, do not track, House, markey
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California advances Do Not Track

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John Moe
May 5, 2011
While Congress hems and haws about privacy legislation, California is moving forward on a bill that would be, if passed, the first Do Not Track...
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Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) sends a letter to China

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John Moe
May 5, 2011
Durbin sent the letter to Baidu - China's big search engine. The Senator is concerned about Baidu's censorship of search results and a possible...
Posted In: baidu, China, Congress, Facebook

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