Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > Wired > 1999 > Politics New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Crypto Wall Comes Tumblin' Down - When a professor tried to publish his crypto research back in 1995, the US government told him not to. Now, following a landmark First Amendment court challenge, he's itching to press "send." By James Glave. [Wired News]   Cuban Telephone Crisis - Cuba's state-run telephone company cuts off service to the United States after US phone companies withhold payments. The shutdown is linked to two planes shot down by Cuba over international waters in 1996. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]   Cybersitter Stops the Music - Solid Oak's Cybersitter software will soon block day trading and MP3s in addition to porn sites. Net gambling filters are next, and who knows what else? By Chris Stamper. [Wired News]   Cyberstalking Law Invoked - In the first prosecution under California's new electronic stalking law, a Los Angeles County security guard is accused of targeting a woman who didn't want to date him. [Wired News]   DNA Databases Go Too Far - A Texas congressman says that the idea of the US government keeping biometric databases on its citizens stinks. And he's introducing legislation to pull the plug. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]   DOJ Cracks Down on MP3 Pirate - Oregon U.S. Attorneys successfully prosecute a college student under the 1997 NET copyright act for distributing illegal MP3 files. More busts could be on the way. By Andy Patrizio. [Wired News]   DOJ Tries to Keep Adult TV Fuzzy - Having lost its case against Playboy, the Department of Justice attempts to keep other purveyors of adult content from beaming scrambled signals when kids might be channel surfing. By Polly Sprenger. [Wired News]   DOJ Winds Up with a Whimper - The government's star witness pops the prosecution's bubble in the final day of the government's case against Microsoft. His admission: Microsoft hasn't hurt us. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]   DOJ to MS: Stop Those Leaks! - Justice Department officials say well-timed leaks by Microsoft to the press are hampering any effort at a settlement. But Microsoft says it's not leaking anything. [Wired News]   DOJ, MS State Their Facts - They're wordy, they're lengthy, and they're snippy. They're the 'findings of fact' as the antitrust trial of the century heads into the stretch. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]   Decoding the Crypto Policy Change - Why did the White House suddenly change its mind on regulating encryption? It couldn't be because the NSA has changed its spying agenda. Or could it? A Wired News perspective by Declan McCullagh. [Wired News]   Deja News Backtracks on Tracking - After hearing complaints from privacy advocates, community site Deja News decides to stop logging the IP addresses of those who send email from Usenet posts on its site. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]   Democrats Shoot Down Y2K Vote - Democratic Senators stymie a Republican attempt to introduce Y2K legislation, saying that working on a gun-control measure is a higher priority. [Wired News]   Demon Lets Libel Ruling Stand - A UK Internet Service Provider has decided not to appeal a British High Court decision that found the firm responsible for the content of messages on its servers. By Polly Sprenger. [Wired News]   Demos to Prez: 'Use SAFE Text' - House Democrats want Bill Clinton to help them overturn his administration's own long-term policy restricting the export of strong encryption products. [Wired News]   Did AOL Fear Microsoft's Wrath? - Even as it moved to close the deal to acquire Netscape Communications, America Online kept a wary eye on Microsoft. So much so, in fact, that Netscape officials began to wonder if the deal would fall apart. [Wired News]   Did Russians Get Whitehouse.gov? - Anti-NATO crackers claim credit for an all-day outage at the official White House Web site. Sources call it a hardware problem. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]   Did Sun Inflate Mitnick Damages? - Sun Microsystems said that Kevin Mitnick's theft of source code cost the company US$80 million. There's just one problem, says the cracker's attorney: Sun gives the code away. By Lindsey Arent. [Wired News]   Did UK Internet Firms Aid Cops? - A free speech group in the UK obtains a police briefing prepared by the nation's Internet dialup industry. They say it has Big Brother's fingerprints all over it. Alan Docherty reports from London. [Wired News]   Digital John Hancocks - A bill before Congress would make electronic signatures legally binding -- and result in some very happy e-commerce vendors. [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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