Businesses face rising political pressure from data breaches
The data breaches like the one at Target and more recently a unit of credit bureau Experian are fueling consumer protection efforts that could have an impact on business.
The data breaches like the one at Target and more recently a unit of credit bureau Experian are fueling consumer protection efforts that could have an impact on business.
Reddit, Mozilla, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and others from across the political spectrum join forces to flood members of Congress with letters seeking revisions to the Patriot Act and reforms that will rein in the NSA's surveillance of Internet and phone records via a program known as PRISM.
Advocates for both industry and consumers voiced their support for a bill that would restore the right to unlock cellphones in the U.S. today at a hearing in front of a congressional subcommittee.
The US House of Representatives has voted to extend a research and development tax credit to US businesses as part of its approval of a giant bailout of the US mortgage industry.
The US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved a bill requiring a federal study of ways to improve the energy efficiency of servers and datacentres.