June 28, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
It’s no secret that the Internet carries vital business and government information around the globe. Anybody with the power to turn off that vast and far-reaching network would be pretty powerful indeed, and Congress may give the president that power.
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Tags: congress, cybersecurity, kill switch, law, legislation, obama
June 2, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Anybody who ever watched “The Wire” or read a 21st century thriller probably has a pretty good idea of how a pre-paid wireless phone works.
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Tags: burner, cell phone, cellphones, Charles E. Schumer, John Cornyn, law, legislation, senators, U.S. Senate
May 8, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Back in the “olden days,” as kids like to call them, the Internet was like a frontier town with no sheriff. But nearly a quarter of a century and billions of users later, laws are being passed to bring law and order to this new territory.
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Tags: computer, DMCA, gambling, laws, legislation, NET Act
