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  • New immigration bill focuses on high-skill workers

    New legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of 10 U.S. senators would nearly double the number of H-1B visas that companies can get each year to hire foreign high-skill workers, including technology employees.

    Written by Grant Gross29 Jan. 13 19:32
  • Senator wants to limit broadband data caps

    A U.S. senator has introduced legislation that limits the ability of broadband providers to impose data caps on customers.

    Written by Grant Gross21 Dec. 12 17:36
  • Cybersecurity bill fails in US Senate

    The U.S. Senate has voted against moving forward on a cybersecurity bill that supporters have called critical for national security.

    Written by Grant Gross15 Nov. 12 00:48
  • Lawmakers propose alternative to Stop Online Piracy Act

    A group of U.S. lawmakers has proposed an alternative to the controversial copyright enforcement legislation, the Stop Online Piracy Act, with the draft proposal giving the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) the authority to investigate complaints about copyright infringement on foreign websites.

    Written by Grant Gross03 Dec. 11 07:18
  • Senator threatens filibuster of Protect IP Act as vote nears

    The Protect IP Act, which would allow the U.S. Department of Justice to seek court orders focused on shutting down websites accused of copyright infringement, could come up for a vote in the U.S. Senate by early December, and one senator is threatening to filibuster the bill.

    Written by Grant Gross23 Nov. 11 07:33
  • Net neutrality is too regulatory, but Stop Online Piracy isn't?

    Several Republicans in the U.S. Congress who voted this year to overturn net neutrality rules -- with most opponents arguing the rules would create the first-ever regulation of the Internet -- have now signed on to sponsor one of two bills that would allow the U.S. Department of Justice to seek court orders to shut down websites accused of infringing copyright.

    Written by Grant Gross23 Nov. 11 04:15
  • Piracy legislation needed to battle huge problem, experts say

    Legislation in the U.S. Congress that would allow federal law enforcement officials to block websites accused of copyright piracy is necessary because of the vast number of foreign sites trading in infringing music and movies and counterfeit products, two supporters of the bills said.

    Written by Grant Gross11 Nov. 11 09:16
  • Senators introduce Internet sales tax bill

    Four U.S. senators have introduced legislation that would allow states to collect taxes on Internet sales, even when the seller does not have a physical presence in the taxing state.

    Written by Grant Gross10 Nov. 11 04:42
  • White House threatens veto over net neutrality issue

    The executive office of U.S. President Barack Obama <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/legislative/sap/112/sapsjr6s_20111108.pdf">said</a> Tuesday that the administration strongly opposes passage in the Senate of a resolution that could impact the equal availability of the Internet to all classes of users.

    Written by John Ribeiro09 Nov. 11 15:03
  • US lawmakers push to limit gov't mobile tracking

    The U.S. Congress needs to pass legislation that would require law enforcement agencies to get permission from a judge before tracking suspects through their mobile phones, instead of the now-common practice of tracking a mobile subscriber's location after a prosecutor-issued subpoena, two U.S. lawmakers said Tuesday.

    Written by Grant Gross19 Oct. 11 04:11
  • Obama signs patent overhaul legislation

    U.S. President Barack Obama has signed the America Invents Act, the first major overhaul of the U.S. patent system in about 50 years.

    Written by Grant Gross17 Sept. 11 01:27
  • Lulzsec sets sights on U.S. Senate and game-maker Bethesda

    The Lulzsec hacking group continues to cause headaches for IT staffers. On Monday it published data it obtained from servers belonging to the U.S. Senate and Bethesda Softworks, a Rockville, Maryland, game maker.

    Written by Robert McMillan14 June 11 10:57
  • Kerry, McCain introduced online privacy bill

    Two high-profile U.S. senators have introduced legislation designed to give consumers more control over what information about them is collected online, but privacy advocates said the bill will do little to curb wide-spread data-collection practices now in place.

    Written by Grant Gross13 April 11 06:04
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