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Backer of .xxx adult domain tries again

Entrepreneur hoping to create virtual red light district says pressure from conservative groups derailed .xxx last month.

May 19, 2006 5:42 PM PDT

Net neutrality field in Congress gets crowded

Politicians rush to introduce their own versions of broadband regulation; new Democrat-led proposal joins existing ones.

May 19, 2006 2:47 PM PDT

Source: State Dept. to limit Chinese computer use

Equipment purchased from Lenovo Group will not be used for classified information, aide to congressman says.

May 19, 2006 6:05 AM PDT

Politicos propose new action on Net neutrality

House bill aims to make the concept enforceable under antitrust law, while senators continue to ponder their own action.
Musician Moby raises voice for Net neutrality

May 18, 2006 3:58 PM PDT

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

Bush turns to big military contractors for border control

Several large companies plan to bid on multibillion-dollar contract to build "virtual fence" along nation's borders.
The New York Times

May 18, 2006 11:43 AM PDT

Judge adds two years to Microsoft antitrust deal

Justice Dept. gets settlement term extension due to company's slowness in providing rivals with documentation.

May 17, 2006 9:36 AM PDT

Stamps.com teams with Adobe

Consumers can create official U.S. postage through PhotoStamps, an Adobe Photoshop product.

May 17, 2006 8:12 AM PDT

News sites fight to keep spying hearing open

CNET Networks and others say a hearing about AT&T's alleged cooperation in a spying program should remain public.

May 17, 2006 7:38 AM PDT

Why don't we just auction the 'white space'?

Policy analyst Thomas Lenard says Congress is close to introducing a significant setback to a rational spectrum policy.

May 16, 2006 4:00 AM 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

Ex-government employee sentenced for hacking

Former computer security specialist at Department of Education gets five months for hacking into supervisor's PC.

May 12, 2006 5:34 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

NSA has records of billions of U.S. phone calls

National Security Agency is collecting phone records of Americans, including calls made within the U.S.

May 11, 2006 5:13 AM PDT

Democratic senator wants Net neutrality regulations

In repeat partisan split in House, a Democratic senator takes issue with Republican broadband proposal.

May 9, 2006 4:40 PM PDT

EarthLink: Bells must share broadband networks

Broadband provider tells a federal appeals court that Verizon, BellSouth and others must be forced to share their networks with competitors.

May 9, 2006 2:34 PM PDT

20-year-old 'botmaster' faces years behind bars

"Your worst enemy is your own intellectual arrogance," judge tells Jeanson James Ancheta, who must also pay $60,000.

May 9, 2006 5:15 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

No free lunches on the Net

ISPs should be free to charge for service that guarantees voice and video performance, Ellacoya CEO Gerald Wesel says.

May 5, 2006 4:00 AM PDT