Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > Wired > 1999 > Politics New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   A Y2K Emergency Shopping List - A little food, maybe a flashlight, a half tank of gas, and a pocketful of folding money. That's all anybody needs to greet the new millennium. Or so says the White House. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]   AOL Denies Browser Lust - In a Friday deposition, AOL CEO Steve Case counters Microsoft's defense by saying that AOL did not purchase Netscape for its Navigator browser and had no intention of competing with Microsoft. [Wired News]   AOL Fraud Touches West Virginia - With the help of his AOL account, a fast-food restaurant manager allegedly committed credit-card fraud against residents of his small town. By Polly Sprenger. [Wired News]   AOL Gets a Slice of .com - Network Solutions loses its lock on domain registration as America Online and four others join the competition. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]   AOL Loses Brazil Ruling - A Brazilian court rules that an Internet service provider in that country can keep using the domain name aol.com.br. America Online, which sued for trademark infringement, considers an appeal. By Joanna Glasner. [Wired News]   AOL Playing Catch-up with Y2K - The online juggernaut reveals that it's not sure how many systems are vulnerable to Y2K. Worse, the company is only just starting to test its hardware. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]   AOL on MS: 'They Can Hurt Us' - A defense lawyer grills an AOL executive about the decision to continue using Microsoft's Internet Explorer during AOL's negotiations to acquire rival Netscape. [Wired News]   AOL: MS Killed Browser Market - An AOL executive says Web browser market share was not a factor in its merger with Netscape, as Microsoft tries to strengthen its defense against antitrust charges. [Wired News]   AOL: You Haven't Got a Trademark - A federal judge says the world's largest ISP doesn't have a trademark on the email announcement, "You have mail." AT T declares victory. [Wired News]   AT&T Loses on Cable Access - Another municipality, this time Broward County in Florida, rules that cable TV franchises, namely AT T, have to open their high-speed Internet access networks to rival service providers. Ma Bell says she'll appeal. [Wired News]   AT&T Wins in SF - San Francisco's board of supervisors approves the acquisition of TCI but defers on the question of open access. Kristen Philipkoski and Joanna Glasner report from San Francisco. [Wired News]   Accord Reached on Y2K Bill - The technology industry gets its wish as the White House and GOP congressional leaders agree on a measure to limit Y2K liability lawsuits. Are consumers the losers? [Wired News]   Activists Sit Tight on Crypto - Don't post that code yet! The court ruling granting constitutional protection to crypto source code won't take effect for 45 days, and could stall even longer if the feds fight back. By James Glave. [Wired News]   Airlines Insured for Y2K - A major insurer for US airlines says its policies will cover passenger and airline losses, even if they're caused by Y2K. [Wired News]   All Study, No Action on Privacy - Congress considers spending US$1.8 billion to study online privacy. How many more studies to go before lawmakers produce real legislation? By James Glave. [Wired News]   Amazon Relents, Reinstates Book - The online bookseller will resume selling the Scientology expose, A Piece of Blue Sky, except in Great Britain, where the book is banned. [Wired News]   An Email Bill for Employees - A pending California law would force employers to tell mouse-pushers that their work email is subject to monitoring. That's good for newbies, watchdogs say. By James Glave. [Wired News]   An IT Brain Drain in Canada? - Canada may have the highest quality of life in the world, but its high tax rate is driving the top information technology professionals south of the border, according to one study. Matt Friedman reports from Montreal. [Wired News]   Analyzer Indicted in Israel - An Israeli youth implicated in a series of organized attacks on US government computer systems last year is not off the hook yet. [Wired News]   Annoy.com Peeved at Blacklisting - Although the site invites users to send their friends explicit, subversive postcards, Annoy.com's founder resents MindSpring filtering everything into the mulcher, as if it were common spam. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]     [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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