Tag: House of Representatives

Obama Signs Amended VPPA Into Law: Netflix Users Can Now Share Viewing History On Facebook
In 2012, Netflix spent the year battling a decades old law that said its users couldn't share what their viewing history on Facebook or social networks. The company...
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House Approves VPPA: Americans Might Soon Be Able To Share Netflix Viewing Data On Facebook
In the last few weeks of the current congress, members seem to going into overdrive as they introduce some last minute bills. The latest bill to reach approval in the House is of p...
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House Unanimously Opposes UN Takeover Of The Internet
Politics are messy. It's hard to get any two parties to agree on something, and it's still full of vitriol and mudslinging when they do. That's why it's so refreshing to see lawmak...
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White House Probe Reportedly Finds No Evidence Of Spying From Chinese Telecom
Earlier this month, the House Intelligence Committee accused Chinese tech companies Huawei and ZTE of...
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House Intelligence Committee Says Chinese Telecoms Pose Security Threat
China has two major telecom companies - Huawei and ZTE. Both companies create networking devices and Android phones. The latter are becoming more popular in the US as they make som...
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Rep. Zoe Lofgren Is A True Internet Hero
The Internet is constantly under attack from those who would seek to control it. This year alone, we have seen numerous attempts to regulate the Internet in the name of...
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House Passes Resolution To Protect Open Internet, Google Applauds
The United States House of Representatives passed a Concurrent Resolution aimed at preserving and advancing "the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thri...
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SHIELD Act Is A Patent Troll’s Worst Nightmare
I think we all agree that something has to be done about patent trolls. The patent system that they abuse is broken and it does nothing to better the economy. In fact, recent studi...
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The Ghost Of SOPA Has Come Back To Haunt Us In New Bill
It was pretty awesome to see the Internet come together to beat back SOPA and PIPA. It was one of the defining moments of the Internet, but many people knew it wasn't over. Like th...
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House Will Vote To Repeal Obamacare On July 11th
The Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, Eric Cantor, has announced that shortly after the Republican led house comes back from its Independence day reces...
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Google Issues a Call For Legislative Transparency
Google has issued a statement announcing that it believes public policy should be based on sound data analysis. Seth Webb, a senior policy manager for Google, stated that Google t...
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United Nations’ Proposal To Regulate Internet Going Before House This Week
It seems that everybody wants a hand in the massive cookie jar known as the Internet. The latest group that wants some form of control over the Internet is the United Nations. I do...
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Sen. Wyden Comes Out Against Cybersecurity Act of 2012
The drama surrounding the various cybersecurity bills floating around Congress is never ending. CISPA passed the House, but what's next? The controversial bill will head to the Sen...
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Amended CISPA Is A Direct Threat To Internet Privacy
The bill we've grown to fear is much, much closer to being a reality in our lives with the passing of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), courtesy of the Hou...
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