Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > Wired > 1999 > Politics New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Where Pols Go, Tech Bucks Follow - High-technology executives, once slow to drop coins in candidates' coffers, are getting the religion of political influence. Decision makers are being written checks faster than you can say "Y2K." By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]   White House Fears Y2K Panic - As government agencies begin advising their employees on how to deal with the possible disruptions of the millennium bug, leaks are inevitable. They worry that their good intentions could be misconstrued and sow panic in the general public. By Declan McCullagh. [Wired News]   Who Owns Whois Database? - The Justice Department is sniffing around the offices of the reigning king of the dot-com business. Is Network Solutions risking an antitrust charge by refusing to share its database? By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]   Who Will Regulate the Net? - Privacy, taxation, and intellectual property rights were the topics du jour at the Aspen Summit '99. Chris Oakes reports from Colorado. [Wired News]   Who's Taking Privacy's Pulse? - A new survey of Web sites will help chart the course of US privacy protection laws. But the so-called government study was designed and paid for by industry groups with a heavy stake in its outcome. By James Glave. [Wired News]   Whose Right to Know? - US and European Union negotiators struggle to resolve fundamental consumer privacy differences. What does it mean for data in the digital age? [Wired News]   Why The FTC Gave Up on Intel - Ten months ago, when FTC v. Intel first hit the courts, Intel was top dog in the chip manufacturing sector. Now that revenues aren't what they used to be, the feds have nary a leg to stand on. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]   Will Banks Protect Health Data? - Supporters of the Financial Services Act say it will protect the privacy of medical records. But others assert it will open them up to prying pencil pushers. By Kristen Philipkoski [Wired News]   Will Curiosity Kill the Browser? - The judge in the Microsoft antitrust trial wants to know if a computer's security is compromised by the inclusion of a browser. Now why would he ask a question like that? Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]   Wireless Billing Suit Advances - The Supreme Court rejects the appeal by an AT T subsidiary, which argued that federal control of telecommunications rates overrules state regulations. Now a consumer lawsuit can go forward. [Wired News]   Witness: MS Bullied Big Blue - An IBM manager testifies that Bill Gates, angered by IBM's intention to compete with Microsoft and not toe the Redmond line, withheld licensing for the Windows 95 operating system. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]   Y2K Aid Bill Clears Congress - The House approves an estimated US$500 million in loans for small businesses infestations of the millennium bug. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]   Y2K Bill Sails Through House - Congress overwhelmingly passes a compromise version of a bill limiting Y2K liability lawsuits. Next stop: the Senate. [Wired News]   Y2K Brings Open Skies to Mideast - Egyptians and Israelis compare notes on how their airports are progressing on the Y2K readiness front. Chalk up another one for the peace process. Tania Hershman reports from Jerusalem. [Wired News]   Y2K Conspiracy Goes Mainstream - Year 2000 martial-law conspiracies aren't just for Usenet anymore. Some US Congress members are fretting about President Clinton calling out the troops. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]   Y2K Liability Battle Brewing - Caught between business interests on one side and legal lobbyists on the other, Congress must decide who, if anyone, can be held liable for losses stemming from Y2K failures. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]   Y2K Liability Bill May Be DOA - The White House threatens to veto a Y2K liability measure, saying it eliminates any incentive to solve the problem. There are not enough votes in the Senate to override a veto. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]   Y2K Trademark: Patently Absurd? - Meet Jeff Buhl, the financial consultant who owns a trademark on the term "Y2K." He's trying to collect licensing fees from companies that use the acronym. By Chris Stamper. [Wired News]   Y2K Won't Tie Up the Line - As Americans buckle down for Y2K, the Federal Communications Commission has some good news: The nation's phone system should be up and running. Most of it, at least. By Joanna Glasner. [Wired News]   Y2K in China: Caught in Midair - China orders its airline executives to fly on New Year's Day, 2000. You can bet those execs are taking the Y2K problem seriously now. [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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