Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > Wired > 1999 > Politics New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Reading the Privacy Fine Print - At a Senate hearing on a proposed law that would give consumers control over their personal data, a watchdog group says federal action is both necessary and inevitable. By James Glave. [Wired News]   RealNetworks Blacklisted Again - Streaming-media firm RealNetworks gets itself back on a blacklist when anti-spammers decide too many of its 60 million promotional emails are unwanted. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]   Recess Called for Caldera Case - A US district court judge calls a two-week recess from hearings in the civil antitrust suit against Microsoft. By Chris Stamper. [Wired News]   Redmond to Intuit: Stop Whining - Responding to allegations that Microsoft has a chokehold on the PC desktop, an attorney says porno sites don't have real estate there, either. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]   Redmond's Public Defenders - Microsoft invites visitors to its corporate Web site to get involved with the company's antitrust defense by writing their elected representatives. Government lawyers call it another abuse of the company's power. [Wired News]   Reefer Madness Hits Congress - Web sites about marijuana? You won't even be able to link to them anymore, if California Senator Dianne Feinstein has her way. By Debbi Gardiner and Declan McCullagh. [Wired News]   Reefer Madness in Illinois - A bill that makes it a crime to send information about marijuana over the Web is advancing through the state legislature. Opponents expect it to go up in smoke. By Craig Bicknell. [Wired News]   Reining In Net Ribaldry - Legislators get behind the anti-smut sequel to the Communications Decency Act. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]   Report: CIA Plotting Cyberwar - President Clinton signs off on a super-secret plan to hack the Yugoslavian government's technological infrastructure. Formerly super-secret, that is. [Wired News]   Report: Crypto Will Harm Society - Pedophiles and pushers and thugs, oh my! If strong crypto spreads beyond America's borders, the bad guys will have a field day, two House committees warn. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]   Report: Feds Need Privacy Lesson - As the US government places pressure on Internet companies to be upfront about personal data collection, a new report suggests Uncle Sam should get his house in order first. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]   Report: Mideast Misses the Net - Censorship, taxes, and traditional Muslim mores have curbed Net use throughout much of the Middle East. A human rights organization reports on the restrictions. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]   Report: Net Gambling Must Stop - A congressional report recommends new laws that would restrict online credit-card gambling and asks the Justice Department to look into blocking offshore sites. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]   Report: UK Cybercrime Booms - Citing a boom in online pedophiles, cracking, and fraud, Britain's answer to the FBI wants a new cybercrime unit. Of course, they'd also need access to encrypted data. [Wired News]   Republican Slams Microradio Plan - The Federal Communications Commission wants to let a thousand low-powered radio stations flourish. No way, says the top congressman overseeing communications policy. [Wired News]   Rethinking Tech Exports - A former Cold Warrior says it's pointless for the United States to restrict technology exports. The money would be better spent on spying. [Wired News]   Rio Rolls Over RIAA - A federal judge rules that the Rio MP3 player isn't a recording device, as the recording industry lawsuit claimed. It's a computer peripheral. Chalk up one for MP3. By Polly Sprenger. [Wired News]   Rural Net Surfers Stuck in Limbo - US West says it's trying to bring high-speed access to rural areas, but is hamstrung by regulators. Hogwash, regulators say. By Joseph Rose. [Wired News]   Russia Not Rushing to Y2K Crisis - The safety of nuclear weapons built by the former Soviet Union is very much a question as Y2K approaches. But Russia still hasn't committed itself to help staff a vital US command center. [Wired News]   Russia, the Nuclear Wasteland - The government wants Russia to become the Lady Liberty of toxic rubbish. The cash-strapped nation is loosening laws to host the world's discarded radioactive materials. [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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