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May 17, 2010

19:48
White House official reprimanded for consulting with Google colleagues
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19:47
Motorola eyes growth from public safety broadband
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19:45
Bush White House failed to archive most e-mails for 21 days
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19:44
Does Facebook Traffic Data Show Any Fallout from Privacy Issues?
Web measurement firm Hitwise says that visits to the Facebook.com domain are up 3% last week versus the previous week. read more
19:43
Public Interest Groups Request Reversal of Rules That Encourage Media Cross-Ownership
Media Access Project (MAP), the Institute for Public Representation (IPR), and a coalition of public interest organizations including Free Press filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, stating that the Federal Communications Commission's 2008 decision to significantly weaken its media ownership rules was unreasonable and against the law. read more
19:38
FCC Sets Comment Period for Set-Top Box Proceedings
On April 21, 2010, the Federal Communications Commission launched proceedings on cable set top boxes. Comments and reply comments in the CableCARD proceeding must be filed on or before June 14, 2010 and June 28, 2010, respectively. Comments in the competitive marketplace for navigation devices proceeding must be filed on or before July 13, 2010; and reply comments must be filed on or before August 12, 2010. read more
19:36
Snowe and Genachowski on Open Spectrum proceedings at the FCC
On January 5, 2010, Sen Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) wrote a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski urging the FCC to "clear the table of outstanding spectrum-related items that have lingered at the Commission before extensively exploring other avenues" to solving the country's spectrum needs. read more
19:34
Members of Congress Call on FCC to Reject Comcast-NBC
On February 4, 2010, a number of Members of the House of representatives wrote Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski about their opposition to the proposed merger of Comcast and NBC Universal. read more
15:00
How your Web browser rats you out online
Your browser is giving you away read more
14:59
In Search of ... Health Information Exchange
Alas, as the first federal rule-making process overseen by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services establishing "meaningful use" (MU) requirements and payments comes to a close, it does not appear that these government-driven "market forces" will optimally favor state health information exchange (HIE) programs, or efficient and reusable HIE services for that matter. read more
14:58
FCC to review retransmission debate
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski said May 13 his agency would initiate a review of how retransmission consent between broadcasters and cable TV works. read more
14:15
Supreme Court Upholds Cable TV 'Must-Carry' Rule
The Supreme Court has declined to take up a challenge from cable television operators to the 18-year-old requirement that they carry local broadcast stations on their systems. read more
14:14
Freedom Of Press Act Signed: Obama Enacts Law To Provide More Protections To Journalists
President Barack Obama has signed a law intended to provide more protections for a free press around the world. The law, the Daniel Pearl Freedom of Press Act, expands efforts to identify countries where press freedom is being violated. read more
14:13
An Internet Struggle with Bandwidth Aplenty
The fight over regulating the Internet has become the engine for a perpetual Washington fund-raising machine. By definition, this means the battle won't end anytime soon. read more
14:11
Glenn Beck's war on the FCC
Glenn Beck took to his Fox News TV program last Monday night to deliver a rant about how President Obama has compiled something "almost like an enemies list" and how President Obama is into "silencing opponents." The president's tool of choice for this censorship? Network neutrality. read more
14:09
New Report Raises Concerns About Online Alcohol Marketing and Youth
The Federal Trade Commission and the National Association of Attorneys General are being asked to investigate digital marketing of alcoholic beverages, both beer and distilled spirits. read more
14:07
India Seeks Chinese Firms' Ownership Data
India has given Huawei Technologies and ZTE one month to disclose full details of their ownership, concerned that foreign telecom equipment makers, mainly from China, are a national security threat as they can have spying technology embedded in their equipment. read more
14:06
Cyber Challenge: 10,000 security warriors wanted
The Cyber Challenge, which is part national talent search and part skills development program, has set a goal of finding 10,000 Americans with the skills to fill the ranks of "cybersecurity practitioners, researchers, and warriors." read more
14:00
A Modest Proposal on Privacy
Wireless analyst Chetan Sharma offers a new solution to online privacy concerns. read more
13:59
Online Privacy: Check Yourself (Before You Wreck Yourself)
In an online world where personalization rules, there are two main ways to protect your personal data: Be vigilant about what you publish online; and be willing to roll up your sleeves and dig into the settings area of the tools and services you use to do so. read more