CISPA passed in the House of Representatives. But what is the bill and what will it do for privacy and data?

The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, heads for a vote in Congress amid a flurry of activity. Plus, the Robot Roundup.

But what's Wikipedia's position?

We watched the collective web flex its muscles last week as sites went dark in protest of SOPA and PIPA, effectively killing the anti-piracy bills that were up for review in both houses of Congress. Time for a new acronym: ACTA, which stands for Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. This time out, the anti-piracy crime-fighting effort is […]

A few nods to tech

Can everybody get along on copyright?

The enormous file-sharing site gets shut down by the feds.

Yeah, we kind of saw that coming

Want to get a reading on how unpopular SOPA has become? Just check in with the group of Republican candidates in South Carolina who are all trying to get people to like them ahead of that state’s primary. At last night’s debate, every single candidate said they opposed the bill. From Politico: Speaker Newt Gingrich […]

Blackout is a hit. Quick, someone tell the Scorpions.