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US government finally lets ICANN go
News update In surprising move, U.S. government says it is ready to relinquish power of organization that oversees global Web traffic to "Internet users everywhere".
Tags: Web sites, Domain names, Politics, International governments, Domain Name, ICANN, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bush Administration
Net community mourns former Philippine leader
News Filipinos turn to social networks and blogs, including Facebook "virtual wake", to pay last respects to former president Corazon Aquino who died Aug. 1.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Twitter, Philippines, Video, social networking, Facebook, network, leader, Joel D. Pinaroc
India's election campaigns get Net-savvy
News Politicians take to cyberspace to campaign and rally voters for India's upcoming elections, but online reach will be limited in country, say market watchers.
Tags: Politics, Local Government, Web sites, Web 2.0, Twitter, Politician, Mobile, India, Orkut.com, Youth
Bush talks with international bloggers
News In recognition of Human Rights Day, President Bush speaks in support of using blogs to promote democracy.
Tags: Domain names, Web sites, Politics, Blogger, Democracy, U.S. Department Of State, Video, Belarus, Burma, Cuba
Inspiration from a democracy icon
Blogs I think it was Anthony Spaeth, correspondent of Time magazine during the 1986 Philippine revolution, who said Filipinos ...
Facebook fights Virginia's demand for user data, photos
News The state of Virginia has abandoned its US$200-a-day-fine aimed at forcing Facebook to divulge the complete contents of a user's account to settle a dispute over workers' compensation, narrowly avoiding a high-profile privacy battle in federal court.
Tags: Web 2.0, Insurance Company, User Data, attorney, Compensation, Virginia, photograph, accident, Facebook, Web 2.0
US govt eases restrictions on US telecom firms in Cuba
News The White House announces a shift in policy toward Cuba to allow for greater telecommunications links to the communist country.
Tags: LANs and WANs, Networking technology, Mobile/Wireless, Satellite, Telecommunications, Cell Phone, Cuba, Cable, phone, White House
US cybersecurity review scrutinizing telecom policy
News Senior government officials say U.S. President Barack Obama's cybersecurity review will be the springboard for future plans.
Tags: Data security, Network security, Privacy, Government, Cybersecurity, Telecommunications, Internal Revenue Service, American Civil Liberties Union, Hathaway, Center for Democracy and Technology
Emerging technologies need regulatory reform, experts say
News Now is the time for the government to step in and guide the United States' emerging technology sectors, Tom Friedman and others in Washington argue.
Tags: Policy and management, Revolution, Conference, Web Browser, Marc Andreessen, Internet Economy, financial, leader, Internet, U.S.
Mixed reviews for Obama's transparency vow
News In 100 days, some say the president has made significant steps toward fulfilling a promise to propel the use of technology in government. Others say he hasn't lived up to it yet.
Tags: Policy and management, Federal Government, RIM BlackBerry, Google Inc., e-mail, White House, Internet, Web Site, George W. Bush, president
US President on cybersecurity: We're not that prepared
News U.S. President Barack Obama announces new White House cybersecurity coordinator job, and says the government will not monitor private sector Internet communications.
Tags: Security, Government, Cybersecurity, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, computer, Washington, White House, network, Internet, agency
US authorities' red tape left medical devices virus-infected
News Regulations stipulated that hospitals wait 90 days before updating Conficker-infected systems.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Security Management, Cybersecurity, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Telecommunications, Medical Device, Grid, computer, U.S. President Barack Obama, virus
Data Privacy Day's messages for Obama, consumers
News Privacy advocates warn Obama about identity fraud and cookies, while Microsoft hosts panel discussion on how to educate consumers as part of Data Privacy Day.
Tags: Privacy, Hacking, Firewalls, Viruses and worms, Spam and phishing, Microsoft Corp., Cookie, FTC, Data Privacy Day, Computer
Swedish antipiracy law stirs up political waters
News In a country with a strong tradition of peer-to-peer networks, a new law requiring some ISPs to hand over data on alleged pirates is a hot-button issue.
Tags: Piracy, Law, Survey, P2P, game industry, IPRED, antipiracy, Sweden, File-sharing, Internet Service Provider
Chinese Web site founder faces subversion charge
News An Internet Web site founder in southwestern China has been charged with subversion for reporting news about the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, according to his relatives.
