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New legislation aims for subsidized broadband in low-income homes

, Apr 24th 2013 Discuss [4]

In an effort to update the FCC's long-running Lifeline program that helps put telephone access in low-income homes, a new piece of legislation has been introduced to the House of Representatives that would aim to give low-income homes the opportunity for unsubsidized broadband internet access. Read The Full Story

House passes CISPA bill with flying colors

, Apr 18th 2013 Discuss [3]

After being squashed in the Senate last year, the CISPA bill has made a reappearance in the House of Representatives once again, and it passed with flying colors. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, as it's called, passed in the House by a majority vote of 288 to 127. It's now on to the Senate to get a yea or nay. Read The Full Story

Facebook partnering with attorneys general for privacy awareness

, Apr 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

Let's face it: Facebook privacy is something of a misnomer -- it's hard to use "Facebook" and "privacy" in the same sentence without it being considered negative. However, the social networking giant knows it, and it has announced that it will be partnering up with 19 state attorneys general in order to raise awareness for teen privacy on Facebook. Read The Full Story

Google issues settlement terms to the European Union

, Apr 14th 2013 Discuss [4]

Google has issued some new settlement terms to EU regulators to make sure that its search engine is much more competition-friendly. According to The Wall Street Journal's sources, Google's proposal was submitted last week, and will alter the way the search engine will look in Europe (it will look the same as it does now everywhere else in the world). If approved, Google would be bound to this proposal for 5 years, and it would be monitored by a 3rd party to ensure its following through with the terms. Read The Full Story

UK government investigating free-to-play games over unlawful microtransactions

, Apr 12th 2013 Discuss [2]

The Office of Fair Trading in London has announced that they are investigating free-to-play games to make sure that they are following all corners of the law. More specifically, the London-based regulators are investigating whether or not these types of games are unfairly pressuring gamers into making in-app purchases. Read The Full Story

Russia reveals plans for new $50 billion space program

, Apr 12th 2013 Discuss [9]

Watch out NASA, Russia is making a big effort to catch up with you in the fight for space travel supremacy. Russian president Vladimir Putin has announced the country's plan for a new space program that will cost around $50 billion over the course of seven years. The announcement comes on the anniversary of when the country (formerly the Soviet Union) put the first man in space. Read The Full Story

Google hands over concessions to EU following complaints

, Apr 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

Google has been in a lot of deep trouble with the European Union over the past several years, almost to the point where we think that the search giant will never learn its lesson. However, it seems like the company is coming around, and they have officially handed in formal concessions to the EU in hopes to avoid a steep fine. Read The Full Story

Tesla CEO Elon Musk urging lawmakers to allow direct auto sales in Texas

, Apr 10th 2013 Discuss [7]

Tesla Motors currently has over 50 locations around the world, and it seems that the company wants to focus on sales in the US. However, the only state that isn't allowing Tesla to build their own dealerships in Texas. In the Lonestar State, the law says that auto makers must go through a third party in order to sell its vehicles, but Tesla CEO Elon Musk doesn't want it that way. Read The Full Story

California bans using hands-on GPS while driving

, Apr 8th 2013 Discuss [14]

Text messaging while driving is quickly making its way into law books across the US, and so is even talking on your phone. However, that leaves a bit of a gray area as far as using maps and GPS on your smartphone, but the State of California has cleared up the confusion and officially made it a law that you can't use the GPS function on your smartphone unless it's hands-free. Read The Full Story

Apple’s iMessage encryption foils snooping, leaked DEA document reveals

, Apr 4th 2013 Discuss [3]

iMessage is a convenient way for iOS users to swap messages, and it seems that extends to those engaging in less-than-honest dealings, particularly of the drug variety in this case. The folks over at CNET got their hands on an internal Drug Enforcement Administration memo that details an investigation and the difficulty suspects who use Apple's messaging system pose. Read The Full Story

Google under fire in Europe, could face massive fines

, Apr 2nd 2013 Discuss [6]

Google is in a heap of trouble over in Europe due to not complying to making changes to its privacy policy when it was ordered to do so. Regulators in six European countries may invoke legal action on Google, and the search giant could face some hefty fines. Google's deadline to make changes to its privacy policy was February 26, 2012. Read The Full Story

Provision restricts US government Chinese purchases due to espionage worries

, Mar 27th 2013 Discuss [18]

Late last year, there was quite a bit of hoopla over whether the Chinese government was using devices from Chinese manufacturers such as ZTE and Huawei to spy on other nations. The manufacturers denied the claims, but it set off a firestorm of debate, and Canada moved to ban the devices. Now the US has slipped a review process into law to help safeguard against such attacks. Read The Full Story
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