February 20, 2009
Republicans want sweeping new data retention requirements
CnetNews.com reports that “Republican politicians on Thursday called for a sweeping new federal law that would require all Internet providers and operators of millions of Wi-Fi access [...]
Yahoo introduces new type of search advertising
The New York Times reveals that “Yahoo is introducing a new type of search advertising that integrates images and video in paid listings. […] Search advertising typically [...]
TiVo and EchoStar return to court
According to Yahoo!Tech, “[d]igital video recorder maker TiVo Inc and EchoStar Corp [returned] to a Texas court [today]in the latest round of a longstanding fight over a [...]
FTC issues new privacy guidelines
Yahoo!News reports that “Federal regulators tweaked recommendations for how websites should collect, save and share information about users, extending them to Internet service providers and mobile users. [...]
The Key to Open Government is Through Processes, not Products
"Open government" can mean various things to different people, but a couple of articles I've recently read suggest that solutions for opening the government vault of information [...]
A BRIDGE in the Stimulus That Everyone Could Support
The Senate signed the “stimulus” bill today and is headed to a tough conference with the House. People of differing opinions can have honest debate about whether [...]