Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > Wired > 1999 > Politics New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Government Info Site on Hold - The Commerce Department changes its mind and pulls down a new fee-based government search engine, concerned that the charges might limit open access to public information. [Wired News]   Government, MS Not Talking - Rumors that the world's largest software maker will settle its antitrust suit are just that: rumors. A government source says nobody's talking. [Wired News]   Greenspan: Hands Off Technology - The Federal Reserve chairman warns against regulatory policies that could stem the growth of the technology industry and harm US productivity. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]   Grip on Crypto Loosening - Despite the objections of the United States, most countries prefer placing few restrictions on the manufacture and sale of strong encryption, a survey finds. [Wired News]   Group Wants EU to 'Save Web' - Feeling "a little desperate," a European grassroots coalition wants to bring attention to copyright and privacy issues on the Web. Steve Kettmann reports from Berlin. [Wired News]   Groups Keep Heat on DoubleClick - The nation's leading privacy watchdogs tell DoubleClick's shareholders that a proposed acquisition by the online marketer was bad news, indeed. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]   Guilty Verdict for Cypherpunk - A federal judge rejects arguments that newsgroup rants against Bill Gates and the IRS were expressions of free speech. Carl Johnson is convicted of threatening public officials. Chris Stamper reports from Tacoma, Washington. [Wired News]   Harsh Regs Hurt the Little Guy - Privacy legislation may be aimed at protecting children from unscrupulous marketers and other online low-lifes, but some fear that the small-time Web-site operator is the guy who'll take it on the chin. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]   He Digs (Through) Gov't Muck - An otherwise obscure NYC architect amasses a huge collection of government documents and puts them online. And he's getting some interesting eyeballs. By Declan McCullagh. [Wired News]   Hillary Online: Socks, Not Sex - The first lady tells all -- about the White House pets -- in an AOL chat session. Will Buddy stand beside her in a US Senate campaign? [Wired News]   Hillary for President? - There's a page on the official Federal Election Commission Web site that says so, plain as day. So it's not an Internet legend. But is it true? Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]   Hotmail Scofflaw? No Worries - OK, so you took advantage of the Hotmail security hole and peeked at your arch enemy's email. Should you be worried about legal recourse? Probably not. By Joanna Glasner. [Wired News]   Hotmail, the Anti-Spam? - The Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial E-Mail elects a new board member from the MSN's Hotmail email service. Will he give the anti-spamming organization some inside advice? [Wired News]   House Leader Scorns UN Tax Plan - House Majority Leader Dick Armey comes out swinging against a United Nations proposal to tax email and funnel the cash to developing nations. [Wired News]   House Member Preps Privacy Bill - Representative Ed Markey says he is putting the final touches on legislation that aims to give consumers broad control over how their data is collected and used online. [Wired News]   House OKs Wireless Privacy Bill - A bill that outlaws eavesdropping on private digital conversations easily clears the House. Now it's on to the Senate. Privacy advocates have some reservations. By Heidi Kriz. [Wired News]   House Panel Endorses Y2K Bill - The House Judiciary Committee, led by Republicans, approves a bill to curb Y2K lawsuits. Democrats charge that the legislation could hurt consumers. [Wired News]   House Passes Y2K Bill - With the technology industry cheering them on, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would sharply limit the ability to sue companies over Y2K disasters. Now it needs Senate approval. [Wired News]   House to Hold ICANN Hearing - A Virginia republican has asked the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to attend a House hearing and defend its plans to ding domain name holders. By Declan McCullagh. [Wired News]   How Much Damage Did Mitnick Do? - Companies targeted by Kevin Mitnick claim the notorious cracker cost them US$300 million. But a hackers' journal supporting Mitnick thinks the figure is inflated. Douglas Thomas reports from Los Angeles. [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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