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Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights: Respect it now or pay more later
The Obama administration's plan last to improve data privacy.
CIOs take it on the chin at House hearing
CIOs took it on the chin at a hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday, as lawmakers chastised businesses for not doing more to keep their customers' personal data secure. Executives from Epsilon and Sony
Report: A fraction of world's web traffic briefly diverted to China in April
A large amount of the world's Internet traffic was temporarily rerouted through China Telecom earlier this year, according to a report to the U.S. Congress. Lasting at least 18 minutes, the hijack
Tech policy likely to face gridlock in new Congress
What impact will the new Congress have on technology policy? Probably not much, according to Beltway prognosticators. With a Republican majority in the House and Democratic majority in the Senate,
Congress to take a new look at telecom law
Lawmakers are about to re-open telecommunications law, and they are sure to unearth nothing less than a can of worms. The chairmen of the House and Senate commerce committees and subcommittees
Net neutrality bill takes center stage again
Congress took another stab at dealing with the complex issue of net neutrality last week. A number of House members introduced a bill to preserve the open nature of the web, asking the Federal
Microsoft threatens to move jobs overseas
Microsoft is trying to get tough with Congress in an issue over taxes, of course. Microsoft chief executive Steven Ballmer said Microsoft would move some employees offshore if Congress enacts
Stimulus dollars in pipeline for IT
Take a look at our Spotlight article today , and you will see just where money is going from the massive stimulus package that President Obama signs into law today. And if you want to know more about
New guidelines for tracking consumers online
Federal regulators have issued new guidelines for Internet companies that tailor advertising to track user behavior online. In the report, the Federal Trade Commission said Internet companies should
Tech group urges Congress to invest $30 billion in IT
The nonprofit Information Technology and Innovation Foundation urged Congress this week to devote $30 billion of the proposed $775 billion economic stimulus plan toward the IT industry. The result,
