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Philippines puts brakes on vehicle RFID plan

News Public uproar compels Land Transportation Office to indefinitely postpone country's multi-million dollar project to install RFID devices in vehicles.

Thursday, October 01 2009 05:35 PM

Tags: RFID, Privacy, Local Government, RFID tag, Plan, IT infrastructure, Information Technology, RFID chip, U.S. Department of Transportation, Rep.

Net neutrality back in spotlight for debate

Insight Clause in application for U.S. broadband stimulus grants has renewed the debate over Net neutrality, as new bill is introduced and discussion now focuses more on wireless services.

Sunday, August 30 2009 03:52 PM

Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Web sites, Verizon Communications Inc., Wireless, Broadband, Net Neutrality, FCC, Internet, service provider, Mobile/Wireless

Pop star threatens to sue porn sites

News Teen singer Christina Aguilera may know what a girl wants, but she also knows what she doesn't want: her image being used to promote porn.

Monday, January 14 2002 05:01 PM

Google offers rivals a place in e-books program

News Search giant offers competitors an ability to resell e-books that Google alone could get rights to. But Amazon spurns the offer.

Friday, September 11 2009 10:33 AM

Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Data Management, Democrat, E-book, Rep., Settlement, Work, Internet, U.S. Congress

U.S. Congress tackles e-waste in the House and nationally

News The United States House of Representatives is considering legislation to alter its own e-waste policy, as well as a bill to fund more e-waste R&D.

Thursday, February 12 2009 10:22 AM

Tags: Politics, E-waste, Electronics, Rep., Recycling, Computer, consortium, Biggert, Congressmen, R&D

US senators aim to protect electric grid from hackers

News Politicians respond to reports of cyberattacks by suggesting new plans to protect an increasingly networked electric grid.

Friday, May 01 2009 09:22 AM

Tags: Hacking, Security, Cybersecurity, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Rep., Grid, network, Hacker, U.S., U.S. Congress

US cybersecurity review stepping up on privacy

News Melissa Hathaway, who is conducting a government-wide, 60-day cybersecurity review for U.S. President Barack Obama, is meeting with privacy and civil liberties groups.

Friday, March 27 2009 08:56 AM

Tags: Security implementation/standards, Privacy, Cybersecurity, cybersecurity strategy, Privacy, Rep., U.S. Senate, White House, Microsoft Office, strategy

Researchers still uncertain whether cellular phones are safe

News Leading scientists gathering in Washington, D.C., this week say more research is needed to once-and-for-all determine whether cell phones pose major health risks.

Tuesday, September 15 2009 11:36 AM

Tags: Cellular phones, DNA, Conference, Wireless, researcher, scientist, health care, American Cancer Society, Cellular phones

Washington leaders meet with tech execs

News Executives from companies belonging to the group TechNet met with congressional leaders and White House officials on Wednesday to talk innovation, immigration, and patents.

Thursday, March 26 2009 11:33 AM

Tags: Business plans, Regulations, Executive, Republican, Broadband, U.S. Senate, Microsoft TechNet, U.S. President Barack Obama, Washington, CEO

P2P bill could regulate Web browsers, FTP clients

News Legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to regulate peer-to-peer networks goes a bit further than its sponsors may have intended.

Wednesday, May 06 2009 11:32 AM

Tags: Peer to peer, Web browsers, Legal, Web Browser, P2P, computer, software, IM, network, East Coast

Google quietly starts behavioral targeting

Techguide Last month, Google initiated what it calls interest-based advertising, or behavioral targeting to the rest of us. If this concerns you, find out what you can do.

Sunday, April 19 2009 06:39 PM

Tags: Web sites, Privacy, Microsoft Corp., Cookie, Google Inc., Web Browser, behavioral targeting, Michael Kassner, Rep Boucher, Advertisement