The white House has introduced a new online privacy protection bill. The bill aims to give consumers a broader understanding of how their privacy can be protected and also give them the tools to do it. While some believe the …

The CEO’s of the member organizations of the Digital Advertising Alliance have issued a statement in support of the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights announced by the White House this morning. The DAA expressed appreciation at the administration’s acknowledgement of …

The White House has been working diligently to draft a new privacy protection bill to safeguard user’s information and preserve the internet as a facilitator of innovation and economic growth. This comes at a time when Google has drawn a …

This morning we brought you news that the Obama administration had announced the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights, a program to introduce enforceable codes of conduct and legislation governing the way various businesses handle internet users’ private data. Time Warner, …

In response to the recent series of controversies regarding the personal privacy on the internet, the Obama administration has unveiled a new Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights. Intended to be a framework for both corporate codes of conduct and legislation, …

As MPAA chairman, former Senator Chris Dodd had to address all of the SOPA backlash coming from every corner of the internet. And boy did he. Dodd went on a tear, calling the Wikipedia blackout an “abuse of power,” to …

Dad pants be damned because President Obama’s working to get his groove back with voters today as he will be participating in a live Google+ Hangout on YouTube this afternoon. The President will be answering questions (over 133,000 were submitted …

Before the State of the Union address last night, the White House started a little discussion. And, they did it in the most ingenious way. Last month, the 2.6 million followers of @WhiteHouse and the 11.6 million followers of @BarackObama …

This week, the White House started a Google+ page. Perhaps the Obama administration heard that Google+ is up to 90 million users. The administration has been posting a weekly address from the President to YouTube throughout his time in office. …

While SOPA has been delayed, while “outsanding concerns” are addressed by representatives, the White House has put out a statement from the Obama Administration, responding to a “We the People” Petition on SOPA and online piracy. The petition says: WE …

When all else fails, I guess it doesn’t hurt to try to appeal to our basic human absurdity meters – that little radar engrained in (most) everyone’s mind that when tripped, helps them realize that something is simply too ridiculous …

Foursquare has officially attracted their biggest name yet, as the leader of the free world joined the service yesterday evening. No, President Obama won’t be battling people for mayorships, as this is an official White House account. I’m sure that’s …

The recent debt debates have been fertile ground for an explosion of Twitter activity from those involved. Both parties, both houses of Congress and the executive branch have all stepped up their Twitter-game in order to rally support for their …

The White House began their “office hours” today at 2 p.m. EST. They asked Twitter followers to submit questions about the debt debate using the hashtag #WHChat. As their last response, they took the opportunity to play the internet’s oldest …

The White House has just announced via their official Twitter account that the first Twitter Town Hall with President Obama is starting today. Twitter users are being asked to submit questions to the President from now until July 6th. Just …

Tomorrow at 11:40 am Eastern Time, President Obama will give a speech about United States policy in the Middle East and North Africa. The White House is looking to connect via social media to the public by announcing a live …

Of the iconic photos that have emerged (few) and will emerge (many) surrounding the death of Osama Bin Laden, one is the clear leader. The “situation room” photo has become the one image that we all associate with that day. …

The Obama Administration has released the President’s “long form birth certificate” – available for viewing at WhiteHouse.gov. This comes after years of controversy surrounding the topic of his U.S. citizenship, and whether or not he was indeed born in the …

It has been reported that the city of Washington D.C. is Blackberry addicted.  Well, at least the government.  When the status of a government shutdown was looming last week, congressional staffers were freaking out at the proposition of having to …

Today, the White House announced the launch of the Startup America Partnership as part of a national strategy to stimulate economic growth and create jobs. The initiative is being chaired by AOL co-founder Steve Case, and will receive funding from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Case Foundation. Carl Schramm, CEO of the Kauffman Foundation, will serve as a founding board member. 

Update: Read more on this from our conversation with Google Open Web Advocate and OpenID Board member, Chris Messina.