18 news & feature articles results for "debra bowen sen"

A handful of technology and consumer privacy experts call for regulation of a controversial technology designed to wirelessly monitor everything from clothing to currency.

Posted by Alorie Gilbert

Industry deserves a chance to act responsibly, CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh says, before ill-informed legislators step in.

Posted by Declan McCullagh

Backers say Can-Spam--the first federal law against digital junk mail--will serve notice to spammers. But critics say that by overriding stronger state laws, it would actually tell spammers they can spam.

Posted by Declan McCullagh

Ten years after the Internet first woke up to unsolicited marketing attacks, outrage has been replaced by growing resignation. But the war rages on.

Posted by Paul Festa and Evan Hansen

California Democrat plans to hold a hearing on a recent report in which computer scientists chronicled a wide array of security holes in electronic machines certified for use in her state.

Posted by Anne Broache

Questions over the reliability of optical scan ballots, which are marked and scanned like a standardized test, could slow down the vote-counting process, according to election officials.

Posted by Anne Broache

Capping nearly three years of political wrangling, California will join a growing number of states to put campaign finance reports online.

Posted by Jeff Pelline

CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh says the reaction to Google's new e-mail services highlights a tactical divide within the ranks of Internet activists on how best to respond.

Posted by Declan McCullagh