- Thu Jul 27 2006 House Democrats oppose Bush's spy law changes
House Intelligence Committee members say new laws broadening warrantless-wiretapping program aren't needed.
- Fri Apr 28 2006 Congress may consider mandatory ISP snooping
House Democrat joins Bush administration in supporting a mandate that Net firms store records about consumers' activities.
- Mon Aug 6 2007 FAQ: How far does the new wiretap law go?
Protect America Act signed Sunday temporarily makes it easier for the feds to eavesdrop on calls and e-mail. But what are the privacy impacts?
- Sat Aug 23 2008 Joe Biden's pro-RIAA, pro-FBI tech voting record
Barack Obama's pick for vice president is an ally of the music industry on copyright and the FBI on wiretaps. He also unintentionally spurred the creation of PGP.
- Mon Jul 23 2007 XM, Sirius unveil plans for postmerger price drops
Listeners would have several new options, including an "a la carte" package that costs about half the current lowest-price subscription plan.
- Mon Jul 23 2007 XM-Sirius price drops ahead
Post-merger reductions announced.
- Wed Sep 20 2006 House panel endorses controversial spy bill
Republicans push through legislation to rewrite wiretapping law, get blasted by civil-liberties groups and Democrats.
- Mon Dec 12 2005 Must we renew the Patriot Act?
CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh wonders how taxes and drug testing relate to catching terrorists.
- Fri May 12 2006 FAQ: NSA's data mining explained
As political concern grows over the National Security Agency's data-mining project, CNET News.com answers some questions.
- Mon Jun 27 2005 Congress applauds file-sharing ruling
There's no sign of a desire in Congress to overturn the Supreme Court's decision in key file-swapping case.




