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Key Senator Attacks Merger Of AT&T And T-Mobile

By Joe Mullin Jul. 21, 2011, 1:02am 1 Comment

Plenty of folks have come forward to oppose the proposed merger of AT&T (NYSE: T) and T-mobile, but none of them have the clout of the merge… Read More »

Al Franken Introduces First Location Privacy Bill In Senate

By Joe Mullin Jun. 17, 2011, 1:52am Comments Off

Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) is one of a group of politicians that have been making a lot of noise about digital privacy in the past several… Read More »

FTC On Data Security: There Oughta Be A (Federal) Law

By Joe Mullin Jun. 16, 2011, 12:50am 1 Comment

In the wake of several recent, headline-grabbing hacking attacks on big companies like Sony (NYSE: SNE) and Citibank, the issue of data secu… Read More »

Wall Street Journal Reporter Takes Heat Over Tone Of Privacy Series

By Joe Mullin May. 21, 2011, 12:13am 2 Comments

In many ways, the series of articles about online privacy that the Wall Street Journal began publishing last year has set the tone for the p… Read More »

Bill Would Require Court Order For Cops To Read Emails

By Joe Mullin May. 18, 2011, 7:11am Comments Off

There are some issues that advocacy groups and big companies have come to agree on, and one is the main federal wiretapping law is in seriou… Read More »

Draft Of Bill Designed To Shutter Piracy Websites Leaks Online

By Joe Mullin May. 12, 2011, 12:38am Comments Off

Congress is drafting a bill to follow-up last year’s controversial COICA anti-piracy bill. A draft copy and summary of the bill have leaked… Read More »

Apple, Google Privacy Hearing Marked By Confusion, Distractions

By Joe Mullin May. 10, 2011, 10:32pm 4 Comments

In a hearing marked by odd points and side-tracks, representatives from Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) told a Senate committee t… Read More »

Privacy Turning Heads On The Hill: Pols Want To Talk To Google, Apple, Sony

By Joe Mullin Apr. 29, 2011, 1:23am Comments Off

The newest batch of privacy gaffes by tech companies aren’t just resulting in lawsuits-although it’s become clear, if it wasn’t already, tha… Read More »

Kerry-McCain Privacy Bill: Opt-Outs Are In, Do Not Track Is Out

By Joe Mullin Apr. 13, 2011, 9:55am Comments Off

Several privacy bills have been or will be introduced in Congress this year, but observers are already saying the one proposed by Sens. John… Read More »

DOJ To Congress: We Shouldn’t Need A Warrant To Snoop Through Gmail

By Joe Mullin Apr. 7, 2011, 5:25am Comments Off

For years, privacy advocacy groups have been trying to make sure digital data has the same kinds of search and seizure protections that phys… Read More »

Congress Asks Google: Why Do So Many Searches Go To Pirate Sites?

By Joe Mullin Apr. 6, 2011, 11:43pm Comments Off

For the past year, both houses of Congress have been debating the creation of a law that would allow the government to block websites accuse… Read More »

Guess What: Some Big Companies Actually Want More Privacy Regulation

By Joe Mullin Mar. 17, 2011, 3:10am Comments Off

The Obama administration made official its call for a comprehensive privacy law today, and there are signals that industry support for such… Read More »

Will Congress Push Google To Tweak Its Algorithm To Punish Pirate Sites?

Google’s ‘Dominance’ Of Search Gets Senator’s Attention

Senate Passes Patent Reform, After Stripping Out All Controversial Measures

Congresswoman: Websites Mistakenly Seized By ICE Should Sue Government

Facebook To Move Ahead With Plan To Let App Makers Get User Phone Numbers