Archives for 2011-06

Today's e-Reads: Amazon Snubs California, and 'Something Awesome' From Facebook?

July 1, 2011, 10:02 amIs the Google antitrust probe similar to the landmark case against Microsoft?

FCC Internet Competition Rules Almost Official

June 30, 2011, 5:20 pmThe Federal Communications Commission's controversial net neutrality regulations are now in the hands of the Office of Management and Budget.

Today's e-Reads: Jihadist Site Gets Hacked; China Repeals Nationalistic Tech Policy

June 30, 2011, 3:50 pmIs the FTC investigating Twitter again?

Today's e-Reads

June 29, 2011, 6:54 pmCyberattacks on Gannet publications expose information on military personnel.

Senate Democrats Urge Appropriators To Fund Disputed Open Internet Rules

June 29, 2011, 5:21 pmTop members of the Senate Commerce and Judiciary committees on Wednesday called on congressional appropriators to preserve funding for Federal Communi …

Toomey Questions Need For Immediate Privacy Legislation

June 29, 2011, 5:13 pmCompanies are tracking your every move, hackers are stealing your personal information, and online advertisers know what you had for lunch. Time for t …

Skype Use Still Limited In Senate

June 28, 2011, 5:39 pmWhile the House is loosening its rules on Internet teleconferencing software, the popular program Skype is still restricted in the Senate.

Consumer Activists Ask FCC To Hold Hearings on Wireless Merger

June 28, 2011, 4:53 pmA coalition of public advocacy groups is asking that the Federal Communications Commission hold field hearings on the proposed merger of AT&T and T-Mo …

Today's e-Reads: Facebook Picks Up Hacker, and Android Sales Skyrocket

June 28, 2011, 9:41 amThe Supreme Court says bans on violent video games are illegal. But how much do we really know about the link between video games and violence?

Parents' Rights Take Stage In Debate Over Violent Video Games

June 27, 2011, 6:23 pmThe Supreme Court's decision on Monday to strike down California's ban on selling violent video games to children didn't go over well with groups that …

Google Gives User Data To U.S. Government In Almost All Cases

June 27, 2011, 5:26 pmGoogle disclosed on Monday that law enforcement agencies in the United States requested user data from the company more than 8,000 times last year.

Scaring Kids: Our First Amendment Right

June 27, 2011, 2:02 pmIt's not often you get references to Dante, dime store novels and Snow White in a Supreme Court ruling. Justice Antonin Scalia did just that in tellin …

Today's e-Reads: Echoes of Microsoft, And Facebook Friends Netflix

June 24, 2011, 2:16 pmNevada starts down road to driverless cars, courtesy of Google?

Industry, Universities Praises Passage Of House Patent Bill

June 23, 2011, 6:29 pmGroups representing major tech companies applauded broad patent reform legislation passed Thursday by the House of Representatives.

Appropriations Amendment Aims To Protect GPS

June 23, 2011, 5:18 pmThe House Appropriations Committee has waded into the controversy surrounding LightSquared's efforts to deploy its wireless broadband network and conc …
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