Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > Wired > 1998 > Politics New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Annoying, but Legal - A three-judge federal panel rules that Annoy.com's right to transmit indecent material "with intent to annoy" over the Internet is constitutionally protected. By Heidi Kriz. [Wired News]   Another MS Antitrust Trial - Microsoft and yet one more accuser, Bristol Technologies, claim satisfaction with a federal judge's Wednesday ruling in a source-code dispute. By Joanna Glasner. [Wired News]   Anti-Child Porn Laws Under Fire - A number of legislative initiatives aim to stamp out child pornography on the Net, but one vocal critic says Washington isn't doing nearly enough. By Marc Savlov. [Wired News]   Anti-Microsoft Group Enlists Bob Dole - The group of high-tech companies aligned against Microsoft has an unlikely new weapon in its battle against the Redmond juggernaut: erstwhile senator and presidential candidate, Bob Dole. [Wired News]   Anti-Porn Bill Sneaks Under Wire - Despite objections from the Justice Department and the White House, the Communications Decency Act II will go before Congress on Wednesday as part of a sprawling spending bill. By Declan McCullagh. [Wired News]   Antitrust Conference Revs Up - As Bill Gates delivers his antitrust deposition behind closed doors in Redmond, a group of antitrust experts gathers in neighboring Seattle to debate the case. By Arik Hesseldahl and Jackie Bennion. [Wired News]   Any Recourse from US Domain Plan? - As the world waits for Clinton Net guru Ira Magaziner to release the official US policy on the future of the domain name system, some wonder what their options are if they don't like the plan. By Michael Stutz. [Wired News]   Averting an Electronic Waterloo - A task force on information warfare issues a chilling report on cyber terrorism and calls on the computer industry for help. By Christopher Jones. [Wired News]   Background: The Year in Privacy - Internet companies say they will look after your privacy. But consumers are still left without meaningful control over the information that companies keep about them. By James Glave. [Wired News]   Backstage at the 'Spampaign' - On the eve of the election, some politicians are turning to a cheap, easy, and dubious tactic for using the Internet to reach voters. By Polly Sprenger. [Wired News]   Banking with Big Brother - Did you deposit or withdraw a lot of cash yesterday? Under proposed government regulations, your bank might be required to call the cops. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]   Banner Campaign: Support Clinton - The founder of a job site urges netizens to spread the anti-impeachment message. Can an issue-oriented Net barnstorming still work on today's commercialized Web? By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]   Beacon in the Baltics - The Internet thrives in Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. What's needed is better organization. By Niall McKay. [Wired News]   Bell Canada Feels Wrath of ISPs - Angry ISPs have petitioned Canadian regulators, claiming that Bell Canada is pricing them out of the high-speed data market and effectively giving away the Internet. The inquiry could drag on for years. By Mike Bracken. [Wired News]   Bill Clamps Down on Biometrics - A bill in the California Legislature would make it a crime to sell databases of fingerprints or similar information. [Wired News]   Bridging Britain's Crypto Gap - The Foundation for Information Policy brings big government and techies together to wrestle Internet policy conflicts into submission. By Mike Bracken. [Wired News]   Bugged About Y2K Crisis - The millennium is coming, the bug is lurking ... and the government is sitting on its hands. And that earns the Clinton administration an 'F' for effort. By Ed Murrieta. [Wired News]   CDA II Bound for Clinton's Desk - Civil libertarians vow a return trip to the Supreme Court on the latest version of the Communications Decency Act, added as a rider to the omnibus spending bill. By Declan McCullagh. [Wired News]   Caging the '800-Pound Gorilla' - It's official: Microsoft will face antitrust suits from the US Department of Justice, 20 states, and the District of Columbia. By James Glave and Randolph Court. [Wired News]   Calamity Gene - Hoax proves that the Web is ripe for truth tainting, and its surfers are a very gullible lot. [Wired News]     [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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