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Article | 24/04/2013 US DOT: Auto makers should disable in-dash electronics when cars are moving

Automobile makers should prevent drivers from using their in-vehicle electronic devices to browse the Internet and send text messages while their vehi...

Article | 23/04/2013 AT&T revenue, net income nearly flat

AT&T has reported revenue of US $31.4 billion for the first quarter of 2013, down slightly from a year earlier, although net income was up slightly, w...

Article | 22/04/2013 Senate takes major step toward Internet sales tax

The U.S. Senate has voted 74-20 to close debate and move to a final vote on a bill allowing states to collect sales tax from out-of-state Internet and...

Article | 19/04/2013 Survey: Internet users like targeted ads, free content

Internet users overwhelmingly enjoy free Web content supported by advertising, and they'd rather see advertisements targeted toward their interests th...

Article | 18/04/2013 US Senate moves toward Internet sales tax vote

The U.S. Senate has moved toward a vote to impose sales tax on most Internet purchases, with lawmakers likely to vote to close debate on legislation n...

Article | 18/04/2013 House approves CISPA over privacy objections

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to approve a controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill, despite opposition from the White House a...

Article | 18/04/2013 Verizon posts gains on mobile, Fios growth

Verizon Communications reported an increase in revenue and a double-digit spike in net income for the first quarter of 2013, compared to a year earlie...

Article | 17/04/2013 US House moves toward passage of CISPA

The U.S. House of Representatives moved closer Wednesday toward the passage of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), despite conc...

Article | 17/04/2013 CISPA sponsor compares opponents to 14-year-olds

The chief sponsor of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) in the U.S. Congress has ignited a Twitter storm by suggesting many opp...

Article | 16/04/2013 Lawmakers question patent complaint process at USITC

The U.S. Congress should limit the ability of patent holders that don't make products to file infringement complaints at the U.S. International Trade ...

Article | 15/04/2013 US House to vote on CISPA cyberthreat bill this week

The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), a controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill, will be debated on the floor of the U...

Article | 12/04/2013 Rackspace challenges lawsuit-happy patent holder

Cloud hosting provider Rackspace Hosting is striking back against patent holder Rotatable Technologies, a Texas company that has filed patent infringe...

Article | 11/04/2013 US Congress panel approves Internet freedom bill

A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee has voted to approve a bill that would make it official U.S. policy to promote an Internet "free from gov...

Article | 11/04/2013 Critics: CISPA still a government surveillance bill

A U.S. House of Representatives committee failed to make the changes necessary to allay fears about government surveillance in a controversial cyberth...

Article | 10/04/2013 Critics question wording of Internet freedom bill

Legislation that would make it official U.S. policy to promote a global Internet "free from government control" could restrict the U.S. Federal Commun...