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ISP snooping plans take backseat

Republican committee chair says he won't go ahead with proposal to require Net providers to store data on customers.

May 18, 2006 2:28 PM PDT

Legal loophole emerges in NSA spy program

An AT&T attorney hints that the White House authorized the company to open its network to surveillance.

May 17, 2006 5:15 PM PDT

Judge denies AT&T request for closed hearing

Company's trade secrets, he says, can be protected in opening hearing in lawsuit alleging AT&T illegally cooperated with NSA.

May 17, 2006 1:21 PM PDT

Wireless location tracking draws privacy questions

Electronic devices can track your children and serve up maps, restaurant recommendations. But are privacy laws keeping up?

May 16, 2006 3:10 PM PDT

BellSouth denies giving call data to NSA

Telephone carrier denies turning over call records as part of the NSA's call-tracking program to detect terrorist plots.

May 15, 2006 9:20 PM PDT

Verizon sued for alleged NSA cooperation

Damages in suit over alleged privacy violations could reach $50 billion; AT&T and BellSouth will also likely be added.

May 15, 2006 3:16 PM PDT

GOP skepticism over NSA program widens

A New Hampshire senator questions whether feds should use resources to assemble vast databases of Americans' phone calls.

May 15, 2006 2:33 PM PDT

Peter Pietra's mission impossible

He's tasked with defending Homeland Security privacy policies--not a job for anyone with a thin skin.

May 15, 2006 4:00 AM PDT

Qwest's ex-chief suddenly cast as privacy defender

Joseph Nacchio, who's under indictment for insider trading, has been recast as a champion of the Fourth Amendment.
The New York Times

May 13, 2006 9:11 AM PDT

Telecom firms distance themselves from NSA flap

As outcry over Bush administration data mining grows, companies go out of their way to say they weren't involved.

May 12, 2006 3:20 PM PDT

FAQ: NSA's data mining explained

As political concern grows over the National Security Agency's data-mining project, CNET News.com answers some questions.

May 12, 2006 1:20 PM PDT

Anger grows over NSA surveillance report

Senators promise immediate hearings after report the agency secretly obtained tens of millions of phone records.

May 11, 2006 7:50 PM PDT

Bush defends spy program after new disclosure

After report says millions of phone records have been given to NSA, president says privacy is "fiercely protected."

May 11, 2006 10:56 AM PDT

As Chinese students go online, Little Sister is watching

The Chinese government is mobilizing college students in a national effort to sanitize the Internet.
The New York Times

May 9, 2006 6:43 AM PDT

Mandate for ID meets resistance from states

States say the requirements of the Real ID law are too costly and too difficult to implement by the May 2008 deadline.
The New York Times

May 6, 2006 6:13 AM PDT

Republican politico endorses data retention

Aide to House committee chairman expresses support for law prohibiting ISPs from deleting customer activity records.

May 5, 2006 12:52 PM PDT

Appeals court takes dim view of Net-tapping rules

Panel suggests FCC can't order wiretapping backdoors for ISPs, but Net phone companies may be covered.

May 5, 2006 10:51 AM PDT

How can IT save the world?

Thousands of delegates mull how to bring technology to the world's people while preserving their privacy and keeping them healthy.
Photos: Changing the world

May 4, 2006 4:00 AM PDT

Backer of ISP snooping slams industry

Congresswoman expresses frustration with ISPs resisting legislation that would require record retention.

May 3, 2006 4:25 PM PDT

Feds take phone record firms to court

Five online companies face FTC charges that they illegally sold confidential phone records.

May 3, 2006 11:07 AM PDT