September 2008
Congress Okays Broadband Data Bill
Sep 30, 2008 | As you've undoubtedly noticed, the last several days have been particularly contentious for members of Congress who, thus far, have Read More
ISPs Propose Privacy Guidelines for Online Behavioral Advertisers
Sep 29, 2008 | As a follow-up to its July hearing on online behavioral advertising, last Thursday, the Senate Commerce Committee invited representatives from Read More
Innovation Economics' Role in Keeping the U.S. Competitive
Sep 25, 2008 | BusinessWeek's chief economist Michael Mandel wrote a cover story for the September 22nd issue of the magazine titled "Can America Read More
Help Inform Research on Privacy
Sep 25, 2008 | An academic research center called The Privacy Place is looking for individuals to take a brief survey about online privacy Read More
Calif. Bans Texting While Driving
Sep 25, 2008 | California has once again cracked down on the use of mobile devices while driving, becoming the latest state to ban Read More
News.com: 'NBC Finds Formula For Fighting Piracy'
Sep 24, 2008 | According to a News.com article titled "NBC Finds Formula for Fighting Piracy," the entertainment company is succeeding in its efforts Read More
Agreement Reached on Royalties for Some Digital Music Services
Sep 23, 2008 | Several groups representing the digital music industry, including the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) .and the Digital Media Association Read More
MySpace and Commission on Presidential Debates Team Up
Sep 17, 2008 | I just finished reading Ars Technica's write-up of MyDebates.org, the new site created by MySpace and the Commission on Presidential Read More
Why Broadband Matters
Sep 16, 2008 | If you follow us on Twitter, you may have noticed that we were watching the Senate Commerce Committee's hearing this Read More
News from Who's Who
Sep 15, 2008 | It's only the halfway point, and September has already been a busy month! Just check out these recent announcements from Read More
Follow-up: Sen. McCain Answers ScienceDebate's Questions
Sep 15, 2008 | Earlier this month, we wrote about Sen. Barack Obama's answers to ScienceDebate 2008's 14 questions about the most pressing Read More
Report Ranks Countries on 'Broadband Quality'
Sep 11, 2008 | According to Reuters, Cisco Systems sponsored an international study to determine which countries have the "best performing" broadband. Researchers at Read More
Announcing Tech Policy Summit '09
Sep 10, 2008 | Registration has officially opened for the 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit, which will be held March 23-25, 2009 at the San Mateo Read More
Senate to Hold Hearing on 'Why Broadband Matters'
Sep 9, 2008 | The Senate Commerce Committee, led by chairman Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI), will hold a full committee hearing next Tuesday, September Read More
Google Changes Policy on Anonymizing IP Addresses
Sep 8, 2008 | Google has decided to revise its data retention policy again. This time, Google announced on its company blog that it Read More
Focusing Attention on Innovation Policy
Sep 4, 2008 | Silicon Valley entrepreneur-turned-author Judy Estrin, who worked as CTO of Cisco Systems and currently sits on the boards of Disney Read More
Follow-up: Obama Answers ScienceDebate's Questions
Sep 4, 2008 | We've been following, and supporting, the grassroots efforts of ScienceDebate 2008 for about nine months now. To their credit, the Read More
EU Proposes Price Caps on Mobile Roaming
Sep 3, 2008 | Reuters and Bloomberg are reporting that European Union telecom commissioner Viviane Reding has made good on her promise to propose Read More
