- Tue Sep 21 2004 Will cell numbers be listed with 411?
Senators threaten to enact an opt-in rule. Wireless carriers say it's not necessary because they're doing just that.
- Thu Oct 2 2008 To encrypt or not? That is the question
Encryption hasn't become the privacy panacea it was promised to be in the 1990s for e-mail, but it's making headway on hard drives. Here's a look at why communications encryption isn't mainstream, yet.
- Wed Sep 10 1997 Experian backs away from venture
Experian is withdrawing from an online direct marketing effort because of heated criticism from Internet users.
- Wed Jun 11 2003 Senators push FTC spam proposal
At a Commerce subcommittee hearing, politicians express frustration over spam and cite porn on peer-to-peer networks as another target for the Federal Trade Commission.
- Tue Jun 10 1997 Industry makes its case on privacy
High-tech trade groups and companies rush to show that the industry can protect consumer privacy without the government getting involved.



