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- Congress reluctant to 'save net radio'
- Despite a flood of input from voters, calling for Congress to "save net radio" by overturning the new royalty rates imposed by the Copyright Royalties Board, House members evinced substantial reluctance to get involved at a recent committee hearing, reports Ars Technica. In a meeting of the House Committee on...
- Tags: Web, Congress
- Blog posts 2007-06-29
- Will Congress lift moratorium on Internet sales tax?
- As the Internet increasingly becomes a place for people to shop and do business, the federal government wants a piece of the action. Several proposals are making the rounds of Congress that would undo a moratorium that blocks states from imposing their own taxes on Internet access, reports Wired NewsAt...
- Tags: State &, Local Govt, Congress
- Blog posts 2007-06-13
- Congress wants to cut college funding over illegal downloads
- Siding with the the Recording Industry Association of America and the Motion Picture Association of America, politicians are putting pressure on universities to do more to prevent students from illegally downloading music and other copyrighted files on campus networks, reports CNET News.Focusing on how to stem the tide of file...
- Tags: Congress
- Blog posts 2007-06-06
- Congress doubtful about immunity for phone companies in NSA spying
- Despite the Bush administration's firm stance on granting immunity to telephone companies, Congress hopes to raise the issue again to find out exactly what the phone companies provided to the government, reports Ars Technica. The Bush administration has asked for retroactive immunity for telephone companies regardless of the legality of...
- Tags: Congress, Intelligence
- Blog posts 2007-05-30
- Congressional hearings now safe for the Web
- Following a report in the New York Times ZD Government post here that video of US House and Senate hearings are actually the intellectual property of C-Span, which uses its own equipment to record the sessions by agreement with the government, programmer Carl Malamud hacked up a way to capture...
- Tags: Government technology, Congress
- Blog posts 2007-02-27
- Jennings brings e-voting claim to Congress
- Christine Jennings, the presumptive loser in Florida’s 13th Congressional District, is officially contesting the race results in Congress, alleging widespread voting machine irregularities, Congressional Quarterly reports. The House Administration Committee will decide whether to proceed with an investigation of the complaint. Since the 109th Congress is over, the...
- Tags: Jennings&rsquo, Christine Jennings, Elections, Congress, Government technology
- Blog posts 2006-12-22
- Dems take Congress: The impact on IT policy
- Now that the Democrats have control of both houses of Congress, how will Internet policies change at the federal level? News.coms Washington correspondents take a look at the the tech fall-out of the election. On a wealth of topics--Net neutrality, digital copyright, merger approval, data retention, Internet censorship--a Capitol...
- Tags: Government technology, Congress, Net neutrality, U.S. Congress
- Blog posts 2006-11-09
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- Government, markets and regulation
- Government, markets and regulationJust Another Gov't Program Gone BadFannie Mae was created in the Depression to create liquidity in the mortgage market. Lequidity had been wiped out by the stock market collapse and bank runs.As with all government programs, it just grew and grew and never went away. ...
- Tags: Mortgages, Vertical industries, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, mortgage, government
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- Military won't wait on EMR choice
- All this reads like a decision to sunset VistA has been made. Is anyone in Congress willing to get in front of the decision train? by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, AHLTA, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- The running scandal of long-term care insurance
- The running scandal of long-term care insuranceLong-term Care Insurance"With 79 million of us now headed past our warrantee expirations, the cost of caring for us is about to explode. It’s a ticking bomb under the economy, and the free market does not have an answer for it."Here's the answer: Plan...
- Tags: Vertical industries, long-term care, long-term care insurance
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- FTC to hit more spammers
- FTC to hit more spammersFTCSince when is spam a new phenomenom? It was in existence well before Congress passed the CAN-SPAM act, which many spammers think allows them to send out their scams as long as they put a disclaimer on it.Before CAN-SPAM, I sent Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson...
- Tags: Spam, Viruses and worms, spammer, FTC
- Discussion threads 2008-07-19
- NebuAd: Galileo or pariah?
- NebuAd: Galileo or pariah?Double Pariah!!NebuAd is not only a Pariah but a double Pariah! And evoking the spirit of Galileo won't solve the shameless acts they have been doing to innocent consumers. I hope congress get very tough with them: Privacy Breach: Behavioral Targeting Needs Closer Look (http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=544&doc_id=153592&F_src=flftwo)RE: NebuAd: Galileo...
- Tags: NebuAd, Galileo
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- News to know: Google; Microsoft; eBay; SAP; Apple
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Google's second quarter: What to expect Deb Perelman: The Techie Hall of Shame Phil Wainewright: How much is a unit of cloud computing? Joe McKendrick: Seven SOA experts explain how to 'just do it' Robin...
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., SAP AG, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., eBay Inc., Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Security, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 2: United Kingdom
- Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 2: United KingdomDatabasesSince you're paying attention... look at bills, proclamations, edicts, etc. in other parts of the world including the USA.The senate just passed a sweeping communications bill that has the same effect as the UK's "proposal". Seems that the G8 or some other organization...
- Tags: Food & Beverage, Nate, Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 2, Microsoft Windows NT
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- The (un)Biased Parties Explain Online Ad Biz to Capitol Hill
- Just so we understand each other, the Internet is like a series of tubes, kind of like tunnels. And large amounts of data get moved through those tunnels, like in the back of a truck, you see. And inside those tunnels, there are advertisements - sort of like the billboards...
- Tags: Google Inc., Internet Search Advertising, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Online Advertising, Search, Internet, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- Do problems with Wikipedia presage social networking's end?
- Do problems with Wikipedia presage social networking's end?Comparison to democracy very apt.When I look at the modest level of education, intelligence, and self-centered approach to life of many of my fellow citizens, the fact that I live in a democracy seems scary.But what would we have instead - the fabled...
- Tags: Wiki, network, Wikipedia, social networking
- Discussion threads 2008-07-15
- Ad-to-ad combat: Covering your Web tracks
- You're worried about the constant advance of ads tied to your behavior online. You're not going to wait for Congress to get around to mandating clear privacy protections online, as suggested last week in a modest proposal. What's an avid Web user to do? ...
- Tags: Web, Advertisement, AnchorFree Inc., HotSpot Shield, Mark Smith, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-07-14
- Email preservation standards extremely lax, GAO finds
- Email preservation standards extremely lax, GAO finds.....Can we say DUH! It has been pointed out time and time again that the Bush administration has absolutely no respect for the Constitution nor do they care to adhere to the laws they create. The "we are above the law" mentality and the...
- Tags: preservation standard, Email preservation standard, e-mail, General Accounting Office, U.S. Congress
- Discussion threads 2008-07-10
- Senate, Web ad titans joust over behavioral targeting
- Senate, Web ad titans joust over behavioral targetingCongress is blackmailing...these companies. As soon as lobbyists and involved parties pad the pockets of the various senators all will be OK and they will be allowed to rape the consumers privacy as originally planned.Lawmakers have learned it can be very lucrative to...
- Tags: ad titan, Senate Web, behavioral targeting, U.S. Senate, advertisement, Web
- Discussion threads 2008-07-09
- Insurance vs. coverage in New Jersey and elsewhere
- Insurance vs. coverage in New Jersey and elsewhereCorollary to 'Insurance is not the same thing as coverage.'Coverage does not guarantee availability of the covered service.RE: Insurance vs. coverage in New Jersey and elsewherethank you! the whole thing is such a scam, doctors aren't even allowed to offer discounts to their...
- Tags: Financial Planning, Linux User, insurance
- Discussion threads 2008-07-09
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