Tag: laws

Interactive Advertising Bureau Weighs In On Obama Proposals
During Tuesday's State of the Union Address, President Obama briefly touched on some proposals that may have an impact on the digital advertising industry. These include laws to co...
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Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple & Other Tech Companies Call For Government Surveillance Reform
About a year ago, the Reform Government Surveillance coalition was formed...
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California Drones Bill Vetoed, Police Not Required to Obtain Warrants for Unmanned Surveillance
California Governor Jerry Brown has vetoed a bill that would have instituted regulations on drone use by public agencies – including the police. Among other things, the bill would...
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Unlocking Your Cellphone Is Now Legal – Again
Today, President Obama will sign a bill into law that The White House calls "a win for American consumers, a win for wireless competition, and an example of democracy at its best."...
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Cellphone Unlocking Bill Passes House, Heads to Obama’s Desk
The House has unanimously passed legislation, unanimously passed last week in the Senate, that will once again ma...
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Cellphone Unlocking Bill Passes Senate, Heads to House
Late Tuesday, the Senate passed the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act with a unanimous vote. The bill, introduced by Democratic Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy,...
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Cellphone Unlocking Bill Passes Senate Committee
A Senate bill to reverse a Library of Congress decision and make unlocking your cellphone legal again...
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Amazon Charges a Penny for Shipping to Get Around French Law
In an attempt to help brick-and-mortar bookstores unable to offer the deep discounts and free shipping that has made Amazon so successful, France...
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Google: Driverless Car Tickets Should Come Our Way
What in the hell happens when one of Google's driverless cars gets pulled over and handed a ticket? I say 'when' because it's actually never happened. Though Google's self-drivi...
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Mom Banned from Facebooking About Kids, Hitler
If a judge orders, as part of a probation deal, that you must stop ranting about Hitler and your family on Facebook, you should probably take it seriously. An appellate court ha...
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State Rep Posts Impassioned Plea Against Butt Sex, Wants Doctors to Oppose Gay Marriage for Medical Reasons
The great state of South Dakota, which has had a legal ban on same-sex marriage since 1996 and a constitutional amendment against it since 2006, is about to face its first legal ch...
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Utah Revenge Porn Ban Signed into Law
Utah has just become the latest state to pass laws specifically banning "distributing intimate images of a person without that person's permission." These bills are generally draft...
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Revenge Porn Ban to Be Proposed at Federal Level
While various efforts to ban so-called "revenge porn" have been taken at the state level, there hasn't yet been a push at the federal level to enact laws to criminalize non-consens...
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Checking Maps While Driving Not Part of Cellphone Ban, Rules California Court
A California appeals court has ruled that consulting Google Maps on your cellphone is not the same thing as talking or texting on said phone, and therefore does not fall under the...
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Arizona’s Anti-Gay Bill Gets Pushback From Apple, Other High-Profile Companies
Apple has joined a host of high-profile businesses in urging Arizona Governor Jan Brewer to veto a controversial piece of legislation that would allow businesses to discriminate ag...
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