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June 10, 2010

07:26
Panel Backs Bill Targeting Misleading Online Tactics
The Senate Commerce Committee approved three bills June 9 aimed at curbing texting and cell phone use while driving, loud television commercials and misleading online marketing tactics. read more
07:25
CALM Act Passes in Senate Committee
The Senate Commerce Committee passed the CALM (Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation) Act, which officially adopts the Advanced Television Systems Committee's recommended practices for variations in commercial volume in relation to the programs around them. read more
07:24
Senators Urge New Powers for President to Respond to Cyber Attacks
Sens Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Tom Carper (D-Delaware) plan to introduce today a new cybersecurity bill. read more

June 9, 2010

20:09
Google Says West Should Press China On Censorship
Google is asking governments to put more pressure on China to stop censoring the Internet. Google's top attorney, David Drummond, described the practice as an unfair barrier to free trade and said Western governments should defend the flow of information the same way they do products. read more
16:49
Reclassification and Spectrum Hot Topics at FCC Budget Hearing
At a House Appropriations Committee hearing on the Federal Communications Commission's FY 2011 budget, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski fielded lots of questions on the FCC's plan to reclassify broadband. read more
16:47
Telecom, tech giants seek voluntary network neutrality commitments
The nation's biggest broadband service providers and high-tech firms on June 9 said they are working together to come up with voluntary guidelines for managing network data traffic, a move aimed to appease regulators who are pushing for stronger Internet access rules. read more
16:46
Net Neutrality Backers: TAG Isn't It
Network neutrality backers were quick to weigh in on the announcement of the formation of an industry technical advisory group (TAG) to come up with a consensus on reasonable broadband network management practices and advise the government on the issue. read more
16:43
USDA Highlights Impact of Recent Recovery Act Broadband Loans and Grants
Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released a report that details how broadband deployment funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) will improve the quality of life of over half a million rural American households. read more
16:42
Lessons for Cities from the National Broadband Plan
What can cities do to take advantage of this broadband moment in the United States? read more
16:40
Digital Bridge Wins $4.3 Million BTOP Grant
Digital Bridge is the latest broadband stimulus award winner. read more
16:39
FTC Rejects Group's Request For COPPA Safe Harbor
On June 8, the Federal Trade Commission rejected a proposal by the Internet safety education group iSAFE to operate a self-regulatory program that would allow firms that sign up for it to comply with the provisions of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. read more
16:38
Poll Finds Public Concern Over Online Privacy
A new poll shows that a large majority of consumers are concerned about being tracked on the Internet and favor a proposal from privacy groups to create a "do not track list." read more
16:37
Barton Says He Wants To Work On Privacy Bill
Rep Joe Barton (R-TX), the ranking member of the House Commerce Committee, wants to work on an online privacy bill. read more
16:35
States Ponder Privacy Concerns as Smart Grid Deployment Takes Shape
The newest and most pervasive threat to personal privacy could be the smart meter that public utilities departments are increasingly using to measure electricity consumption. read more
16:34
Not everyone ready for the digital textbook revolution
Don't let the iPhones and BlackBerries fool you: Research and a recent pilot program that put eReaders in college students' hands suggest that most students aren't ready to read their textbooks electronically, despite the proliferation of Internet-ready mobile devices on campuses nationwide. read more
16:33
Paper Remains King in the Electronic Age, Study Says
Regardless of the rise of the digital movement, government agencies can't seem to escape piles of paper. read more
16:32
Parenting and the Internet
A survey of mothers of children age 8-13 reveals that kids start getting interested in social media at around 10. Moms perceive various sites differently, particularly when participation involves young family members. read more
16:29
OMB wants agencies to emphasize IT efficiencies in 2012 budgets
Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag issued a memo on June 8 telling agencies to include in their fiscal 2012 information technology budgets efforts to emulate the private sector's level of efficiency such as consolidating IT infrastructure. read more
16:27
Groups want agencies to post more advisory meetings on the Web
Some government transparency groups are pushing the Obama administration to post online videos, recordings or transcripts of meetings that outside advisers hold to formulate new policies for agencies. read more
16:25
Neighbors Online
Americans use a range of approaches to keep informed about what is happening in their communities and online activities have been added to the mix. read more