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Article | 19/10/2011 US lawmakers push to limit gov't mobile tracking
The U.S. Congress needs to pass legislation that would require law enforcement agencies to get permission from a judge before tracking suspects throug...
Article | 17/09/2011 European data concerns cloud outlook for US vendors
American cloud providers may find themselves unable to sell to the Dutch government due to concerns that the vendors could be compelled to share data ...
Article | 8/09/2011 Senators push for changes in cybercrime law
The main U.S. law targeting cybercrime may need to be changed because it has allowed law enforcement agencies to target people who simply violate webs...
Article | 30/08/2011 Groups ask FCC to rule against BART's mobile phone shutdown
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission should take swift action to rule against the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) District's recent decision to sh...
Article | 15/07/2011 Engineers: PROTECT IP Act would break DNS
Provisions in U.S. legislation designed to protect copyright online could break the Internet's Domain Name System by driving users to untrusted DNS se...
Article | 9/06/2011 US agency calls for new cybersecurity standards
The U.S. Department of Commerce should work with Internet business groups to establish voluntary codes of conduct and standards to protect against cyb...
Article | 26/05/2011 Lawmakers question Obama cybersecurity proposal
A proposal for new cybersecurity legislation by U.S. President Barack Obama's administration could give the government unprecedented access to private...
Article | 18/05/2011 Senator introduces electronic surveillance reform bill
A new bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would update a 25-year-old law that sets the rules for law enforcement surveillance of e-mail and other elect...
Article | 17/05/2011 White House releases new cyberspace strategy
The US government will push for the protection of privacy and other fundamental freedoms in cyberspace and for other nations to support the free flow ...
Article | 16/04/2011 White House releases trusted Internet ID plan
The U.S. government will coordinate private-sector efforts to create trusted identification systems for the Internet, with the goal of giving consumer...
Article | 9/03/2011 Trade, civil liberties groups urge cybersecurity incentives
The U.S. government should look to incentives as a way to encourage businesses to adopt better cybersecurity practices, instead of creating mandates, ...
Article | 19/02/2011 US bill would prohibit Internet 'kill switch'
Three U.S. senators criticized for past legislation that would allow the president to potentially quarantine or shut down parts of the Internet during...
Article | 4/02/2011 The Internet kill switch that isn't
A cybersecurity proposal in the U.S. Congress, called an "Internet kill switch" plan by some critics, isn't exactly what that sounds like.
Article | 19/01/2011 US official defends domain seizures for copyright violations
The November seizures of more than 80 domain names by two U.S. government agencies were justified and necessary to project U.S. copyright holders, sai...
Article | 1/12/2010 Groups vow to fight gov't takedowns of websites
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the operator of Torrent-finder.com have separately vowed to fight domain-name seizures by two U.S. agencies in ...

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