Stories by: Grant Gross

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FCC map: Large areas not covered by mobile broadband 11/02/2012 06:56:39

Large portions of the western half of the U.S. do not have access to 3G or faster mobile broadband service, according to a new map released by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
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Business owner sentenced for E-Rate fraud 10/02/2012 08:18:37

The former owner of two Illinois technology companies was sentenced Thursday to serve 30 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to defraud a U.S. Federal Communications Commission program to help schools and libraries in poor areas connect to the Internet, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
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Website operator pleads guilty to terrorist threats 10/02/2012 07:37:38

The founder of several Muslim jihad websites has pleaded guilty to three charges related to making online threats, including threatening the writers of the television show "South Park," the U.S. Department of Justice said.
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EPIC sues FTC over Google's planned privacy changes 09/02/2012 09:28:18

The Electronic Privacy Information Center has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, asking a court to force the agency to take action against Google over planned changes in the company's collection of personal data.
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US gov't falling behind in social-media race, expert says 09/02/2012 08:46:59

The U.S. government is losing a race in cyberspace -- a social-networking race for the hearts and minds of Internet users, a computer security expert said Wednesday.
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FTC warns makers of background checking apps 08/02/2012 06:39:50

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sent warning letters to the makers of six mobile apps used for background checks, saying the apps may violate a consumer credit protection law.
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Groups: Congress should scrap SOPA, PIPA and start over 08/02/2012 04:02:30

The U.S. Congress should scrap two controversial copyright enforcement bills and start over with attempts to target foreign websites accused of infringement and counterfeiting, more than 70 groups have said.
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Who really was behind the SOPA protests? 04/02/2012 04:54:46

Some critics have blamed Silicon Valley tech firms for the massive online protests last month against two controversial copyright bills. Other groups have trumpeted the grassroots nature of the protests.
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162,000 sign petition targeting Apple's Chinese factory conditions 03/02/2012 06:15:10

An online petition asking Apple to protect the Chinese workers who make its more popular products has gathered more than 162,000 signatures in just over a week.
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White House: No comment on call to investigate MPAA for SOPA bribery 02/02/2012 07:18:20

The U.S. White House has declined to respond to a petition calling for authorities to investigate the head of the Motion Picture Association of America for bribery related to comments he made following successful online protests against two controversial copyright enforcement bills.
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FCC overhauls telephone subsidy for the poor, adding broadband 01/02/2012 07:57:03

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved an overhaul to its Lifeline program, which subsidizes telephone service for poor people, with the goals of saving money and allowing the subsidy to go toward broadband service.