News tagged with federal legislation

Top regulator urges online 'do not track' law (Update)

A top US regulator urged Congress Wednesday to enact an online privacy law that includes "do not track" mechanisms for consumers on the Internet, amid indications of a split among lawmakers.

Technology / Internet

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Facebook new college frontier for credit card marketers

Despite the two-year-old federal legislation to protect young consumers, college-age adults remain easy prey for credit card companies, which have moved off campus and on to Facebook.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

FTC seeks law to shed more light on data brokers

(AP) -- The Federal Trade Commission is calling for a new law that would allow people to review the vast amounts of information being collected about them as the Internet, smartphones and other technology make it easier ...

Technology / Internet

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

World's richest casino exec opposes online wagers

(AP) -- Sheldon Adelson, the world's richest casino executive and chief of the industry's largest publicly traded company, says he opposes online gambling because he doesn't believe available technology is ...

Technology / Internet

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sony, Epsilon execs support data breach bill

(AP) -- Top executives from Sony and online marketing firm Epsilon told lawmakers Thursday that they support federal legislation that would require companies to promptly notify consumers if their personal information is ...

Technology / Business

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Conflicts of Interest Affect Conservation Science

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a perfect world, scientific research is supposed to be completely objective and free of conflicts of interest. But University of South Florida researchers say that politics can overtake facts, with potentially ...

Other Sciences / Other

created May 06, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Obama pushes nuclear energy to boost climate bill

(AP) -- President Barack Obama is endorsing nuclear energy like never before, trying to win over Republicans and moderate Democrats on climate and energy legislation.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 31, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Teachers Give No Child Left Behind Act Mixed Reviews

(PhysOrg.com) -- Highly accomplished teachers assessing the merits of the No Child Left Behind Act give the federal legislation a mixed report card, according to a study by University of California, Riverside researchers ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 26, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Developer of system to prevent ID theft forms joint venture

Ray de Beasley's dream of seeing his identity theft prevention system come to life is one step closer to reality. He just formed a joint venture with Ayoka LLC, an Arlington, Texas, software development firm, to create a ...

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0