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NetChoice: California privacy bills are bad for Internet

E-commerce trade group NetChoice takes aim at state legislation -- and at open access and privacy advocates -- in the newest list of bills it deems would be awful for the Internet.

By Grant Gross | 16 May, 2013 16:55

Tags: Steve DelBianco, NetChoice, U.S. White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, legislation, Aaron Swartz, government, internet, World Wide Web Consortium, Facebook, U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Yahoo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ebay
US lawmakers look for waste in broadband stimulus

Some Republican lawmakers on Wednesday accused two U.S. agencies of wasting hundreds of millions of dollars in broadband stimulus money on failed projects, but supporters of the broadband spending questioned the Republican numbers.

By Grant Gross | 27 February, 2013 19:59

Tags: telecommunication, U.S. Rural Utilities Service, Colorado Telecommunications Association, Peter Welch, Anna Eshoo, U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee, Larry Strickling, legislation, U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Cisco Systems, Greg Walden, Joe Barton, EAGLE-Net Alliance, Pete Kirchhof, government, broadband
FTC: App developers, stores should take new privacy steps

Mobile app developers should provide real-time disclosures to users on the personal information they collect and get permission to collect sensitive information, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has recommended.

By Grant Gross | 01 February, 2013 16:50

Tags: Jon Leibowitz, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Steve DelBianco, regulation, NetChoice, mobile, government, Association for Competitive Technology, privacy, Morgan Reed, U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Kamala Harris, security
FCC moves to open radar spectrum to commercial uses

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to move forward on plans to have the U.S. military share wireless spectrum in the 3.5GHz band with commercial users.

By Grant Gross | 12 December, 2012 21:07

Tags: telecommunication, regulation, Julius Genachowski, qualcomm, President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, mobile, Barack Obama, U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration, DISH Network, 4g, 3g, Jessica Rosenworcel, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, sprint nextel, government, Telecommunications Industry Association
US FTC: Many kids' apps fail to disclose what information they share

Many mobile apps aimed at children collect and share personal data without notifying parents, potentially violating U.S. law, the Federal Trade Commission said in a report released Monday.

By Grant Gross | 10 December, 2012 17:30

Tags: U.S. Federal Trade Commission, regulation, Kathryn Montgomery, Jessica Rich, Center for Digital Democracy, mobile, privacy, California Office of Attorney General, mobile applications, Apple, U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Jeffrey Chester, Google, American University, security, ctia, government

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What Obama's re-election may mean for technology

The US presidential election result leaves President Barack Obama in the White House and maintains the balance of power in Congress. In many longstanding technology debates, policy experts see little movement forward, although lawmakers may look for compromises on a handful of issues.

By Grant Gross | 07 November, 2012 19:06

Tags: telecommunication, Al Franken, Technology Policy Institute, Barack Obama, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, legislation, Kevin Richards, 4g, legal, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Motion Picture Association of America, Center for Democracy and Technology, government, Greg Nojeim, Thomas Lenard, U.S. Department of Justice, regulation, Hewlett-Packard, privacy, Arlene Holen, Ed Markey, Public Knowledge, U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Microsoft, security, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, copyright, intellectual property, data protection, intel, broadband, TechAmerica, Gigi Sohn

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