Ga. bill would hide arrest information

By Bill Rankin The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Public access to records restricted in certain cases. A provision in sentencing reform legislation that would restrict public access to arrest records of people later cleared of charges has raised concerns among First Amendment proponents. House Bill 1176, approved by the House last week,…

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Draft ‘Carrier IQ’ Bill Would Have Carriers Inform, Then Track, Customers

While connected devices and their apps are rapidly gaining popularity, they don’t fully enable the mobile, multimedia and social lifestyle that people want. Instead of today’s fractured and frustrating experience, people need intuitive, personalized and integrated apps and services for their netbooks, e-books, tablets and other connected devices. Service providers…

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Mo. legislation would punish anonymous callers

JEFFERSON CITY — A bill in the Missouri House would make it a crime for people making phone calls to misrepresent themselves by inserting false information on caller ID systems. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Margo McNeil, D-St. Louis County, would make "spoofing" a felony, carrying a maximum penalty of…

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Congress considers anti-piracy bills that could cripple Internet industries – SOPA and PROTECT IP would harm innovation.

In a time when the American economy needs to catalyze innovation to compete in a global marketplace, members of the United States Congress have advanced legislation that could cripple the Internet industry, damage cybersecurity and harm freedom of expression online. View full post on O’Reilly News and Commentary View full…

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Loss of BlackBerry, security benefits would hurt enterprise mobile security

Opinion: BlackBerry security has been a boon to enterprises, and unless security pros help save the platform, enterprise mobile security will suffer. <img alt="Loss of BlackBerry, security benefits would hurt enterprise mobile security, Blog, Security, BLACKBERRY, would, Enterprise, Mobile, Loss, hurt, benefits"height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechBiz &partnerID=167&key=segment”/> View full post…

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