<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Tech Policy</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/technology/techpolicy?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy</link><description>Tech Policy</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Merger Critics Seek Telecom Regulation]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2400-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2400-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The proposed acquisitions of AT&T Corp. by SBC Communications Inc. and MCI Inc. by Verizon Communications Inc. raise questions about how smaller players will be able to compete, critics told the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust, competition policy and consumer rights.<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</ B></FONT></b>]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Security Concerns Boosted Dot-Net Bid]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62302-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62302-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In its quest to maintain its hold on the dot-net registry, VeriSign played up already heightened concerns about the stability and security of the Internet. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT>]]></description><author>TechNews.com</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pressure Is Building on NIH to Reconsider Conflict Rules]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59523-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59523-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Two members of Congress have asked National Institutes of Health Director Elias A. 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Both involve a type of inventiveness, a vision of something new, a stepping outside of mental boundaries. Yet in America's courts, the companies that rely most on creativity and innovation are at each other's throats.]]></description><author> Drew Clark</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Va. Lawmakers Aim to Hook Cyberscammers]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40578-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40578-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Virginia General Assembly this year passed a handful of new bills aimed at cracking down on computer and online crimes, including a statute that observers say is the nation's first law that criminalizes "phishing" schemes.]]></description><author> Karin Brulliard</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ownership Cap Could Stop Adelphia Deal]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38806-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38806-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Joint bid by Time Warner Cable and Comcast to buy bankrupt Adelphia Communications's cable system could face hurdles if the government's top regulators take up a long-dormant cable ownership limit. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Frank Ahrens</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[FCC Head Downplays Regulation]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28496-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28496-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Cable companies worried about a regulatory clampdown on their industry got good news Wednesday when they met the new Federal Communications Commission chairman.]]></description><author> Frank Ahrens</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft Seeks to ID Phishing Scam Authors]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16257-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16257-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The world's largest software company filed 117 lawsuits in federal court today against "John Does" it alleges are responsible for targeting MSN and Hotmail users with various online scams. <br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT>]]></description><author>TechNews.com</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Weighs File Sharing]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8684-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8684-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The entertainment industry Tuesday took its campaign to stop illegal music and video sharing to the U.S. Supreme Court, telling the justices that popular online services such as Grokster and Kazaa should be held responsible for the unlawful acts of their users.<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Jonathan Krim</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[FCC Ruling Limits Competition, ISP Tells Justices]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11429-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11429-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A Bush administration lawyer urged the Supreme Court to accept a 2002 Federal Communications Commission ruling that gave cable companies the right to bar rival Internet service providers from their lines, as the justices heard oral arguments yesterday in a case that could determine what choices are available to broadband subscribers.]]></description><author> Charles Lane</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[DNA Key to Decoding Human Factor]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6098-2005Mar28.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6098-2005Mar28.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Powerful encryption software makes evidence gathering a significant challenge for investigators. The Secret Service is combining detective work and distributed-computing to build cases against online criminals.]]></description><author>TechNews.com</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spotting an Opportunity for Trouble]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3077-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3077-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[William Campanale wanted to help his 18-year-old daughter earn some extra money. When an e-mail popped up in his inbox offering an opportunity to make money stuffing envelopes at home, he thought he might not have much to lose by paying $65 for a start-up kit.]]></description><author> Barbara Ruben</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[FCC Favors Bells in DSL Vote]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2311-2005Mar25.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2311-2005Mar25.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Federal Communications Commission announced Friday that states cannot require regional phone companies to sell high-speed Internet service as a stand-alone product.]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anti-Indecency Forces Face Opposition]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1962-2005Mar25.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1962-2005Mar25.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The push to crack down harder on radio and television indecency, which rose to national attention with Janet Jackson's brief exposure during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, is beginning to stir pockets of opposition.]]></description><author> Frank Ahrens</author></item></channel></rss>
