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Privacy has long been a serious issue on the web. Now, a new bill authored by Senator Al Franken wants to address some of those concerns -- and from where we sit, it's arrived just in the nick of time. In the early days of Web 1.0, long before the rise of social networking, privacy concerns centered mostly around online chats, cyber stalkers, and online predators. The idea that you might be talking to someone who wasn't who s/he claimed to be was frightening -- and still is. The problems ramped up dramatically when the web went social. Facebook alone has over half a billion users, many of...
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Senators Push Apple, Google To Nix DUI Apps -- But Does It Matter?In March, we told you that four U.S. Senators had pushed Apple, Google, and Research In Motion (creators of the Blackberry) to remove apps that revealed the location of DUI checkpoints. At the time, RIM was the only provider that agreed to do so, but now Apple and Google have indicated that they...
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House approves revised Cash for Clunkers bill
Earlier this year the original ‘Cash for Clunkers’ bill was rejected by the Senate because of research that showed the program wouldn't have made much impact on auto sales or emissions. A revised version of that bill has since been presented to Congress and was approved by the House in...
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Germans scrap clunkers as Americans hang on to theirs longer than ever
The U.S. Senate killed the 'Cash for Clunkers' bill in February on the argument that it wouldn't have enough of an impact. While they may have been right - the bill only allowed for limited incentives - the premise has proven successful in Germany. Running against a very strong current of downward...
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Obama to auto industry: "Get me a plan that works"
President Obama and his administration has made much political hay over the impending disaster that could befall the U.S. economy barring swift action. Today Obama called directly on the American auto industry for a clear plan for viability so the government could step up its aid. Speaking with...
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U.S. Senate passes tax break for new car buyers
No one at this point doubts the country's, or the world's, economic woes, most especially those within the car industry. So the passage today of a Senate bill allowing the deduction of sales tax and interest paid on new car purchases made between November 12, 2008 and the end of 2009 comes as a...
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In a stunning development, the Bush administration released a statement late Friday stating that it was strongly considering using some of the money set aside for the $700 billion financial system bailout to help prop up America's ailing automotive industry. Despite working through the weekend, however, President Bush this morning revealed that the plan wasn't quite ready. En route to Afghanistan from Iraq in a series of unannounced visits Bush told reporters aboard Air Force One, "We're not quite ready to announce that yet," according to a Reuters report. There remains some doubt as to...
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Washington: Automakers, Senators working on solution
The CEOs of America's major carmakers, before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs committee today, are acknowledging their past shortcomings but also projecting future strategies based on lessons learned. Lawmakers thus far appear to be more receptive to the idea of loans now that the...
Nelson Ireson
