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August 2009
2009 August InfoTech & Telecom News: Cybersecurity Czar Will Have Broad Authority
The August 2009 issue of InfoTech & Telecom News opens with a discussion of President Barack Obama’s proposal for a new cabinet-level “cybersecurity ... (read more)
The August 2009 issue of InfoTech & Telecom News opens with a discussion of President Barack Obama’s proposal for a new cabinet-level “cybersecurity ... (read more)
Bill Could Mean Jail for Cyberbullies
A bill in Congress aimed at preventing cyberbullying could ensnare millions of people who comment on the Internet and has raised concerns about violating ... (read more)
A bill in Congress aimed at preventing cyberbullying could ensnare millions of people who comment on the Internet and has raised concerns about violating ... (read more)
Bing Debut May Challenge Google’s Search Dominance
Microsoft recently unveiled a new Web search engine, Bing, designed to understand intuitively what people are seeking on the Internet and challenge online ... (read more)
Microsoft recently unveiled a new Web search engine, Bing, designed to understand intuitively what people are seeking on the Internet and challenge online ... (read more)
California AG Brown Fights for Video Game Restrictions
California Attorney General Jerry Brown is asking the United States Supreme Court to overturn a Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision invalidating ... (read more)
California Attorney General Jerry Brown is asking the United States Supreme Court to overturn a Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision invalidating ... (read more)
Craigslist Pulls ‘Erotic’ Listings Under Legal Fire
Classified ad Web site Craigslist.org agreed to remove its erotic services ads after South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster threatened legal action ... (read more)
Classified ad Web site Craigslist.org agreed to remove its erotic services ads after South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster threatened legal action ... (read more)
Cybersecurity ‘Czar’ Will Have Power Over Private Networks
President Barack Obama says he wants his cybersecurity advisor not only to help him develop strategy to protect the nation’s government-run computer ... (read more)
President Barack Obama says he wants his cybersecurity advisor not only to help him develop strategy to protect the nation’s government-run computer ... (read more)
Expanding COPPA Won’t Protect Children
A new study shows the proposed expansion of the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, as well as similar bills working their way through ... (read more)
A new study shows the proposed expansion of the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, as well as similar bills working their way through ... (read more)
Expert Panel: ‘Cloud Computing’ Best Regulated by Market
Congress and federal regulators should be wary of interfering with the emerging trend of “cloud computing” and instead allow the market the ... (read more)
Congress and federal regulators should be wary of interfering with the emerging trend of “cloud computing” and instead allow the market the ... (read more)
FCC Claims Power to Inspect Any Home with Wi-Fi
A little-known declaration by the Federal Communications Commission could result in a knock on your door if you have a wireless router, cordless phone, ... (read more)
A little-known declaration by the Federal Communications Commission could result in a knock on your door if you have a wireless router, cordless phone, ... (read more)
Let Cable Companies Store Programming, Supreme Court Urged
The Obama administration’s solicitor general is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to let stand a copyright decision allowing cable subscribers to store ... (read more)
The Obama administration’s solicitor general is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to let stand a copyright decision allowing cable subscribers to store ... (read more)
Maryland Gov. O’Malley Wants to Jam Prison Cell Phones
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) wants to demonstrate how jamming cell phone signals in prison can help fight crime, but he’ll need a waiver ... (read more)
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) wants to demonstrate how jamming cell phone signals in prison can help fight crime, but he’ll need a waiver ... (read more)
NYC Presses Ahead with ‘Free’ Wi-Fi Despite Previous Failures
Despite recently having to close down eight free wi-fi spots in New York City parks because none was profitable, the city’s Department of Information ... (read more)
Despite recently having to close down eight free wi-fi spots in New York City parks because none was profitable, the city’s Department of Information ... (read more)
Obama Vows Stricter Antitrust Efforts
The Obama administration signaled this spring the U.S. Department of Justice would begin to crack down on firms it suspects of engaging in anticompetitive ... (read more)
The Obama administration signaled this spring the U.S. Department of Justice would begin to crack down on firms it suspects of engaging in anticompetitive ... (read more)
Online Health Records Gain Support in Marketplace, Washington
The Mayo Clinic is joining forces with Microsoft’s HealthVault technology to offer the Mayo Clinic Health Center to the public as a market-based online ... (read more)
The Mayo Clinic is joining forces with Microsoft’s HealthVault technology to offer the Mayo Clinic Health Center to the public as a market-based online ... (read more)
PACT Act Threatens Internet Anonymity, Online Commerce
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) is attempting to make it more difficult for Americans to get their cigarettes online, an effort that could open the door to further ... (read more)
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) is attempting to make it more difficult for Americans to get their cigarettes online, an effort that could open the door to further ... (read more)
Salisbury, NC Installing $30 Million Fiber-Optic Cable System
Salisbury, North Carolina officials are “irresponsibly risking” taxpayer money on a $30 million fiber-optic cable system, according to a study ... (read more)
Salisbury, North Carolina officials are “irresponsibly risking” taxpayer money on a $30 million fiber-optic cable system, according to a study ... (read more)
Supreme Court, FCC Defining What’s Indecent in the Internet Age
A recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court could have wide-ranging legal ramifications for the regulation of profanity and indecency, not just in the traditional ... (read more)
A recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court could have wide-ranging legal ramifications for the regulation of profanity and indecency, not just in the traditional ... (read more)
Time Warner, AOL End Partnership
Time Warner announced this spring the end of its marriage to AOL, an inglorious end to a partnership that once raised grave antitrust concerns.By year’s ... (read more)
Time Warner announced this spring the end of its marriage to AOL, an inglorious end to a partnership that once raised grave antitrust concerns.By year’s ... (read more)
Virginia Increases Budget Transparency Online
Virginia taxpayers scored a big win in the 2009 General Assembly session when Gov. Tim Kaine (D) signed a bill putting more of the state’s budget ... (read more)
Virginia taxpayers scored a big win in the 2009 General Assembly session when Gov. Tim Kaine (D) signed a bill putting more of the state’s budget ... (read more)
WiMax Rollout Outpacing Government Broadband ‘Investment’
Clearwire Corp. is building a high-speed wireless network in the Silicon Valley this summer, another sign government efforts to provide free or subsidized ... (read more)
Clearwire Corp. is building a high-speed wireless network in the Silicon Valley this summer, another sign government efforts to provide free or subsidized ... (read more)
Wireless Cameras in Modesto Raise Privacy Concerns
Modesto, California is deploying a wireless video surveillance network to monitor five square blocks in its downtown area. The effort, which the city justifies ... (read more)
Modesto, California is deploying a wireless video surveillance network to monitor five square blocks in its downtown area. The effort, which the city justifies ... (read more)