Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > Wired > 1999 > Politics New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Ukraine Begs for Rocket Restart - The president of the Ukraine implores the Kazakh government to reopen a launch facility. They need the money as much as the Mir station needs to be restocked. [Wired News]   Universal: Don't Link to Us - A Web site operator who links to movie trailers gets the big no-no from Universal. The movie studio says links to its servers are by invitation only. By Oscar S. Cisneros. [Wired News]   Unmasking Anonymous Posters - Companies are using an old legal tool, the subpoena, to expose anonymous posters on Internet discussion boards. Privacy advocates cry foul. Users, too. By Oscar S. Cisneros. [Wired News]   Untangling the Web We Weave - The word from the Internet Content Summit is that filtering mechanisms are the only way for individuals to cope with the growth of the Internet. Steve Kettmann reports from Munich. [Wired News]   V-Chip Rated PS (Political Sop) - Washington is trumpeting a device that aims to protect kids from objectionable TV shows. But consumers don't understand it and don't want it, critics say. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]   Valley VCs to CIA: 'Huh?' - So, the CIA has initiated a venture capital project to develop info technology. The traditional VC community can't stop laughing. By James Glave. [Wired News]   Victims Want Bomb Sites Off Web - AOL, Walt Disney, and Yahoo are facing pressure to remove postings on bomb-making and other dangerous pursuits from their Web sites. [Wired News]   Virginia Passes Anti-Spam Bill - The governor says he'll sign the legislation, which would make sending junk email a crime and include stiff punitive penalties. AOL likes it; the ACLU doesn't. [Wired News]   Volunteer Army to Fight Patent - The World Wide Web Consortium will enlist an open source-style Internet army to try and overturn a patent that threatens what many believe is a key Web privacy standard. By Jennifer Sullivan. [Wired News]   Want Security? Forget Web Mail - Security holes are inevitable when it comes to Web-based email, experts say. So, if you want to sue MS, go ahead, but don't expect to win. By Declan McCullagh. [Wired News]   War's Legacy in the Balkans - The recent Balkans conflict wreaked havoc on the environment. Experts from several world organizations, including the United Nations, assess the damage. From the Environment News Service. [Wired News]   Warnings for Would-Be Crackers - The White House says breaking into government computers is not play, and dot-gov attackers will pay. Meanwhile, federal sites brace for future intrusions. [Wired News]   Washington: The Net Must Pay - Like clockwork, every major American tragedy leads to renewed calls to limit the availability of information on the Internet. A Wired News analysis by Declan McCullagh. [Wired News]   We Know What You Did Last Fall - Employers can use Investigator 2.0 to monitor every application an employee launches, every keystroke, every click. The software takes workplace spying to a scary new level. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]   Web Tax Fight Warning - City and county leaders threaten a lawsuit unless Capitol Hill ensures the objectivity of a Web tax panel. It's the second warning. Looks like they really mean it. [Wired News]   What To Do if the Lights Go Out - Don't worry about looters, electrical failures, or martial law. Nope, it's those darned traffic lights that might just bring society to its knees on 1 January 2000. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]   What Would Windows Really Cost? - An MIT economics professor says if Microsoft were really a monopoly, it would jack up the price of its operating system to US$2,000. Judge Jackson is skeptical. [Wired News]   What's at Stake for Microsoft? - Co-plaintiffs wonder what sanctions to recommend if a judge rules against the software company in the antitrust trial. Dividing the company into several "Baby Bills" is just one option. [Wired News]   What's up Forbes' Sleeve? - Awkward but earnest Republican presidential candidate Steve Forbes talks to WN about tech policy. Internet taxes? He's against them. And privacy? He's for it. Declan McCullagh reports from Jackson, Wyoming. [Wired News]   What, Me Monopoly? - The defense phase of the Microsoft antitrust trial begins. Finally. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [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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