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June 24, 2010

20:05
House approves campaign finance bill in 219-206 vote
On June 24, the House voted 219-206 to approve the DISCLOSE Act (HR 5175), a campaign finance bill to tighten disclosure requirements for corporate and union spending on political campaigns. The bill now heads to the Senate, where it faces a perilous path to passage. read more
20:02
Hearing Summary - Universal Service: Transforming the High-Cost Fund for the Broadband Era
On June 24, the Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on transforming the Universal Service Fund from its traditional role of lowing monthly telephone bills to supporting broadband deployment and adoption. read more
20:01
Google, ISP talks home in on nondiscrimination rule
Broadband regulation talks between warring companies have narrowed to the most contentious issues separating the stakeholders, homing in on impasses that have put tech companies and broadband providers at loggerheads for years. read more
19:59
The FCC's minority report
In the 2002 film Minority Report, Tom Cruise arrests innocent people because they will, at some point in the future, commit a crime. While the Federal Communications Commission's methods are considerably less egregious, there is a striking parallel between the sci-fi flick and the FCC's recently announced intention to reclassify broadband as a Title II service. read more
19:58
Universal Service broadband buildout likely favors wireless
If the FCC moves ahead as it hopes to on Universal Service and if its cost study is accurate, it raises a lot of questions and issues for rural carriers. read more
19:55
Experts Debate U.S. Global Broadband Rankings
At a forum hosted by the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, panelists debated whether the United States is seriously lagging behind other countries on broadband access and if its place on the global stage is related to a failure of telecommunications regulation. read more
19:53
Twitter Settles Charges that it Failed to Protect Consumers' Personal Information
Twitter has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers and put their privacy at risk by failing to safeguard their personal information. read more
19:49
Lawmakers grill Apple CEO Jobs on location information gathering
On June 24, Reps. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Joe Barton (R-Texas), co-chairman of the House Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus, sent a letter to Apple CEO Steve Jobs asking about recent press reports that the company has updated its privacy policies to alert users that it is collecting and using information about users' precise geographic location. read more
19:48
Class Action Against Apple and AT&T Is Amended
A lawsuit filed on June 9 against Apple and AT&T over the discontinued unlimited-data plan for the iPad 3G has been amended and re-filed to include additional iPad 3G customers. read more
19:46
Experts say wiretap law needs update for digital age
The law that governs when the government can intercept digital communications is outdated and badly in need of an update, a panel of experts told lawmakers on June 24. read more
19:44
Senate Homeland Security Committee approves cybersecurity bill
On June 24, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs approved a comprehensive cybersecurity bill after amending it to limit the president's authority in the event of a cyber emergency. read more
19:40
Rural Health Care, Spectrum and Reform on FCC's July Agenda
Here's the tentative agenda for the Federal Communications Commission's July 15 open meeting. read more
19:38
FCC Stops Comcast-NBCU Shot Clock Again
The Federal Communications Commission is stopping the shot clock on the Comcast-NBC Universal merger for a second time. June 24 had been day 50 on what is an informal 180-day deadline for vetting the deal. read more
19:37
Social Network Bill of Rights
Amid growing controversy over privacy breaches and new marketing initiatives from Facebook and others, the annual Computers, Freedom, and Privacy conference has drawn up a 14-point "Bill of Rights" for... read more
19:36
FTC Offers Broad Interpretation Of Its Endorsement Guides
People who endorse marketers for a fee on Twitter could disclose the payment by adding a hashtag like "#paid ad" or "#ad" to their tweets, the Federal Trade Commission said. read more
19:35
To Stem Privacy Abuses, Industry Groups Will Track Web Trackers
A new system to police privacy abuses by companies that track consumers' Web-surfing habits for ad targeting will be launched in coming months by groups whose members include heavy users of this type of information—Internet companies such as Yahoo and Microsoft and advertising companies like WPP. read more
19:33
EU Panel Rejects Opt-Out For Online Behavioral Advertising
The European Union's data protection authorities released an opinion Thursday declaring that online advertisers who seek to target ads at consumers by tracking their surfing habits must obtain consumer consent... read more
19:30
Colorado makes big push for telehealth
United Healthcare and Centura Health, Colorado's largest provider, announced the launch of Connecdt Care, which gives patients in four rural communities expanded access to physicians and specialists using telehealth technologies. read more
19:28
GSA's Tech Team Keeps Busy
The General Services Administration's revamped Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies has its hands full with technology projects designed to engage the public, promote openness and improve government innovation and efficiency. read more
19:27
Gordon Snow, FBI's new top cyber cop
A Q&A with Gordon Snow of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Cyber Division. read more