Neowin News Feed for: Senate

The U.S. could regulate social media to protect troubled teens, suggests Instagram chief

Alap Naik Desai — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 20:02:01 +0000

Instagram chief suggests U.S. lawmakers should create laws that govern or regulate social media platforms to address teen mental health issues, perhaps because they themselves aren't doing enough? Read more...

U.S. to fund the removal of Chinese tech in its networks

Paul Hill — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 15:22:01 +0000

U.S. lawmakers are expected to pass a bill that will require the removal of Huawei and ZTE equipment from mobile networks in the country. The bill also includes funding for low-income families. Read more...

Apple preparing shake-up for its news app as Midterms near

Paul Hill — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 16:00:01 +0000

Apple is planning to update its Apple News UI on November 6 for the Midterm Election results. Users will get information about the night's developments from a variety of sources to remain informed. Read more...

Apple faces even more governmental scrutiny over iPhone throttling

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Sat, 13 Jan 2018 17:52:01 +0000

The Cupertino-based tech giant is coming under increasing scrutiny as four more U.S. lawmakers have now sent letters to the company seeking more information on its admitting to slowing older phones. Read more...

U.S. Senator wants answers over Apple's iPhone throttling

John Keefer — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 20:06:01 +0000

In an open letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, GOP Sen. John Thune wants the company to provide more details on its battery replacement policy, transparency to users, and future plans on iPhone slowdowns. Read more...

US House of Representatives votes to scrap FCC privacy rules

Florin Bodnarescu — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 10:10:01 +0000

The US House of Representatives agreed to repeal the FCC's broadband privacy rules with a 215 to 205 vote on Tuesday. For this bill to now become official, it only needs the President's signature. Read more...

US Senate votes to allow ISPs to share your browsing history without your permission

Gurkaran Singh — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 23:56:02 +0000

The unpopular vote overturns a previous bill, passed last year, that made it mandatory for Internet providers to ask for the user's permission before sharing their browsing history. Read more...

Senate Republican website used by hackers to steal supporters' credit card info

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 15:14:01 +0000

Users who've donated or bought merchandise from the National Republican Senatorial Committee over the last 8 months have very likely had their credit card info stolen by hackers. Read more...

Senate panel in Pakistan approves controversial cybercrime bill

Usama Jawad — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 21:16:02 +0000

A senate panel in Pakistan has approved a controversial cybercrime bill, which could be written into the country's law if endorsed by the senate and finally, the President Mamnoon Hussain. Read more...

PIPA creator launches, abandons, effort to expand email surveillance

Tyler Holman — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:03:18 +0000

PIPA co-author Patrick Leahy has apparently rewritten an amendment previously meant to protect email privacy to make warrantless access easier, then disowned the amendment via Twitter. Read more...

Apple: "We have no plans to track our users' locations"

Denis Wong — Fri, 20 May 2011 09:18:00 +0000

Apple may have addressed the concerns of its customers by offering to completely purge the device's location cache if you choose to disable Location Services in iOS 4.3.3, but the company and its fellow competitor,... Read more...

Senate summons Apple and Google over Mobile privacy

Tom Dwyer — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 08:19:35 +0000

Apple and Google have been recently scrutinized for secretly recording people’s location. This has raised peoples concerns over their privacy and today Senator Al Franken has called up both Apple and Google to attend a... Read more...

PIRATE Act dons eye patch, swashbuckles back into Senate

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:29:26 +0000

The PIRATE Act is back, and this time it means business. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) yesterday introduced the Intellectual Property Enforcement Act (PDF), with Leahy saying, "The PIRATE Act has... Read more...

Senate extends Internet tax moratorium by 7 years

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:49:51 +0000

With the ban on taxing Internet connections set to expire at the end of October, the Senate has passed a bill that would extend the 1998 Internet Tax Freedom Act yet again, this time for... Read more...

Senate adds $1 billion to NASA budget

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 01:48:10 +0000

The Senate has added $1 billion to NASA's budget as both Democrats and Republicans voted to further break President Bush's budget for domestic programs. The funding was added to a $56 billion measure funding science... Read more...

Patent Reform Moves to Senate

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:01:53 +0000

Passed by the US House of Representatives on Sept. 7, H.R. 1908: the Patent Reform Act of 2007, limits damages to the actual value of the infringed technology, not the entire product containing the contested... Read more...

Spyware bill's chances uncertain in Senate

Sat, 26 May 2007 15:59:05 +0000

An antispyware bill that the U.S. House of Representatives passed this week earned praise from cybersecurity groups, but faces an uncertain future in the Senate. The bill, which would create penalties of up to five... Read more...

Internet tax ban meets resistance in Senate

Wed, 23 May 2007 20:09:15 +0000

Several U.S. senators questioned whether to extend a ban on access and other Internet-only taxes, which expires on November 1. Representatives of Verizon and the National Taxpayer Union Foundation called on Congress to make the... Read more...

Sirius CEO Faces Skeptics in Senate

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 23:53:10 +0000

A Senate committee chairman said Sirius Satellite Radio Incorporated has "a steep hill to climb" in showing that its proposed purchase of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Incorporated will not hurt competition in the audio entertainment... Read more...

Senate OKs Video Game Restrictions

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 20 May 2005 15:09:03 +0000

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Senate approved a version of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's proposed restrictions on the sales of violent and sexually explicit video games to children, even though some senators said the idea is... Read more...

North Carolina senate debates violent games bill

Wed, 13 Apr 2005 20:56:58 +0000

Another US state ponders legislation against sale of violent games to minors. Yet another US state has opened the debate on whether legislation should be put in place to prevent the sale... Read more...

Game ratings bill passed by Californian senate

Wed, 18 Aug 2004 19:35:26 +0000

New legislation which would require video game retailers to clearly display signs notifying purchasers of game ratings has been voted in by the senate in California, and is set to be signed by Governor Arnold... Read more...

California senate approves anti-Gmail bill

Fri, 28 May 2004 01:09:17 +0000

The California state senate on Thursday approved a bill that takes aim at Google's new Gmail service, placing strict limits on e-mail providers seeking to scan customer messages for advertising and other purposes. ... Read more...

Senate OKs four-year ban on Net access tax

Fri, 30 Apr 2004 07:26:43 +0000

The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to renew a four-year ban on taxes on Internet connections such as DSL and cable modems instead of a competing plan that would have made a moratorium permanent. ... Read more...

Senate Approves CAN SPAM Act

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 15:15:48 +0000

The U.S. Senate Tuesday gave final approval to the CAN SPAM Act, following last weekend's overwhelming vote on the landmark federal anti-spam bill by the U.S. House of Representatives. If signed into law by President... Read more...

Senate approves antispam bill

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 23 Oct 2003 12:29:52 +0000

The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to outlaw deceptive spam and to set up a "do not spam" registry for those who do not want to receive unsolicited commercial e-mail. Internet spammers who flood e-mail inboxes... Read more...

Senate limits Pentagon 'snooping' plan

Michael Stanclift — Fri, 24 Jan 2003 19:37:11 +0000

The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted unanimously to slap restrictions on a controversial Pentagon data-mining program that critics say would amount to a domestic spying apparatus. The vote represents an unusual triumph... Read more...