Neowin News Feed for: Politician

Tired of being ghosted? A Philippine politician wants to make ghosting a criminal offense

Usama Jawad — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 11:58:02 +0000

A Filipino lawmaker has presented a bill that declares ghosting a criminal offense that could be punishable by community service. The ludicrous document has little chance of being passed as law. Read more...

UK politician wants fastest broadband in Europe by 2015

Paul Ferson — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:09:19 +0000

UK Culture Minister Jeremy Hunt has decided that he wants the country to be blazing the trail for internet speeds in Europe by 2015, offering super-fast connections to at least 90% of its populace. Read more...

N.Y. Politician Drops 'Porn' Lawsuit Against Google

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 18:09:37 +0000

A Long Island politician has dropped a federal lawsuit that had claimedthe search engine company Google Inc. profits from child pornography. Jeffrey Toback, a member of the Nassau County Legislature fromOceanside, filed suit in May... Read more...

US politician says: allow P2P services to be hacked

Wed, 26 Jun 2002 13:33:50 +0000

If a new bill is passed through congress, then companies who's copyright is infringed upon could have the right to hack the offending service. This would allow record companies to launch attacks on P2P services... Read more...