Tag: Senate

Online Sales Tax Law Closer To Reality?
Last week, Senators Mike Enzi and Dick Durbin were...
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Does Congress Even Understand The Cell Phone Unlocking Debate?
You should have the right to unlock your cell phone. Any reasonable person would agree that it should be a basic consumer right. The problem is how one goes about making cell phone...
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Sen. Patrick Leahy’s Cellphone Unlocking Bill Is A Temporary Fix For A Broken DMCA
Cellphone unlocking has become a top priority in Washington since the White Ho...
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Do Not Track Legislation Introduced In The Senate
Do Not Track was one of the biggest jokes of 2012. Sure, it was a honorable endeavor, but nobody could come to a consen...
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Will Congress Finally Pass An Email Privacy Bill This Year?
An updated Electronic Communications Privacy Act, or ECPA, was a good i...
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Julian Assange Forms Wikileaks Party, Runs For Australian Senate Seat
Early last year, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange found that he could technic...
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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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The FISA Debate Proves That Congress Doesn’t Care About Your Privacy
Online privacy was a big ticket item in 2012. More and more people are becoming concerned with just how much of their personal lives are available online for everyone to see. In fa...
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Should The Government Regulate ISP Bandwidth Caps?
Some of the major ISPs in the U.S. implement bandwidth caps in the name of controlling network congestion, but most caps are just a backhanded way of making more money. One senator...
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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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Law Enforcement Now Wants Wireless Carriers To Store Your Text Messages As Evidence
Last week, the ECPA amendment that would greatly enhance Americans' priva...
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ECPA Clears Senate Committee, Will Go To Vote Next Year
Sen. Patrick Leahy's ECPA amendment is an important one. It would requi...
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Should Law Enforcement Be Required To Obtain Warrants When Snooping Through Email?
Senator Patrick Leahy was one of the good guys back in September. He was propo...
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Senate Kills Cybersecurity Bill One Last Time
Cybersecurity has become somewhat of a buzzword in Washington over the last year. Various...
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