Net Neutrality Hearing Hits Silicon Valley- April 18, 2008 Silicon Valley high-tech entrepreneurs told the Federal Communications Commission yesterday that there needed to be more oversight of phone and cable companies at the agency's second off-site hearing on broadband Internet rules.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/273491396... U.S. to Expand Collection Of Crime Suspects' DNA- April 17, 2008 The U.S. government will soon begin collecting DNA samples from all citizens arrested in connection with any federal crime and from many immigrants detained by federal authorities, adding genetic identifiers from more than 1 million individuals a year to the swiftly growing federal law enforcemen...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/271703228... Anti-Virus Programs Aren't One-Stop Stoppers- April 17, 2008 Many Windows users worry about viruses. Some also worry about the software that's supposed to protect their computers from viruses.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/272200744... Record-Keeping Bill Is Criticized As 'Anemic' by Watchdog Group- April 17, 2008 Citing "significant deficiencies" in the preservation of e-mail by the White House and federal agencies, House Democrats yesterday introduced legislation to strengthen and modernize electronic record-keeping requirements. But a private watchdog group called the bill inadequate and issued a report...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/272200745... Lawmakers Ask FCC to Alter Rules For Auction- April 16, 2008 Lawmakers yesterday questioned members of the Federal Communications Commission about the failures of a recent auction of wireless spectrum.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/271703229... Lawmakers Want FBI Access to Data Curbed- April 15, 2008 Bipartisan groups in Congress are pressing to place new controls on the FBI's ability to demand troves of sensitive personal information from telephone providers and credit card companies, over the opposition of agency officials who say they deserve more time to clean up past abuses.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/270963038... Broadcasters Scramble to Change the Channel on FCC's Community Mandates- April 15, 2008 As U.S. broadcasters gather in Las Vegas this week for an annual meeting, a hot topic is a plan to make them do more to serve communities, from creating citizen advisory panels to sharing radio playlists with the government.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/270963037... A Call for Action On Tax Scams- April 14, 2008 The scam goes like this: A bogus tax return using a stolen Social Security number is submitted to the Internal Revenue Service early in the tax-filing season. Because the IRS does not know the return involved identity theft, it sends a refund.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/270963039... In U.S., Few Alternatives To Testing On Animals- April 12, 2008 Each year, American doctors inject more than 3 million doses of Botox to temporarily smooth their patients' wrinkles and frown lines. But before each batch is shipped, the manufacturer puts it through one of the oldest and most controversial animal tests available.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/270963040... Retailers Fined Over Labels for Analog TVs- April 11, 2008 Federal regulators yesterday fined Wal-Mart Stores, Best Buy and other retailers a combined $3.9 million for not properly using labels indicating that analog-only televisions will need to be retrofitted after the switch to digital-TV broadcasts next year.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/270963041... |