http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/39/all xx http://www.itworld.com/networking/83930/us-lawmakers-propose-changes-telecom-subsidies Two U.S. lawmakers have proposed legislation that would allow money from a huge fund that subsidizes telephone and mobile service to parts of the U.S. to also go for broadband deployment. http://www.itworld.com/networking/83930/us-lawmakers-propose-changes-telecom-subsidies#comments Government Networking News Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:40:05 -0500 ITworld staff 83930 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/government/83839/china-tighten-grip-twitter-style-sites A Chinese government watchdog plans to push Twitter-style Web sites to censor their content, the country's latest move to block Internet users from posting certain politically sensitive information online. http://www.itworld.com/government/83839/china-tighten-grip-twitter-style-sites#comments Government Internet News Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:40:57 -0500 ITworld staff 83839 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/government/83817/ftc-expected-take-antitrust-action-against-intel With New York's Attorney General filing antitrust charges against Intel Corp. this week, industry watchers say the Federal Trade Commission will join the fray against the chip maker, maybe even before the end of the year. http://www.itworld.com/government/83817/ftc-expected-take-antitrust-action-against-intel#comments Government Hardware IT management/strategy News Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:40:31 -0500 ITworld staff 83817 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/83805/world-tech-update-nov-5-2009 In this week’s World Tech Update, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer tours Asia and talks about the future of television, HTC launches the HD2 smartphone that runs Windows Mobile 6.5, Intel gets slapped with an antitrust lawsuit, Motorola’s Droid gets ready to go on sale, an iPhone app from Harvard Medical School helps protect you from swine flu and new research enables 3D on a Microsoft Surface computer. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/83805/world-tech-update-nov-5-2009#comments Government Internet Legal Mobile & wireless Personal tech SaaS Software News Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:40:29 -0500 ITworld staff 83805 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/government/83789/senate-panel-approves-data-breach-notification-bills The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has approved two bills that would require organizations with data breaches to report them to potential victims. http://www.itworld.com/government/83789/senate-panel-approves-data-breach-notification-bills#comments Government Security News Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:10:40 -0500 ITworld staff 83789 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/83790/federal-data-protection-law-inches-forward A sweeping new bill that would implement a national standard for data protection and breach notification got a boost of support today from the Senate Judiciary Committee. http://www.itworld.com/security/83790/federal-data-protection-law-inches-forward#comments Government Security News Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:10:40 -0500 ITworld staff 83790 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/government/83752/study-calls-us-programs-address-broadband-demand The U.S. government should consider paying broadband providers for signing up subscribers in poor areas in an effort to increase demand for broadband, a new study from a tech-focused think tank recommended. http://www.itworld.com/government/83752/study-calls-us-programs-address-broadband-demand#comments Government Networking News Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:10:25 -0500 ITworld staff 83752 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/windows/83739/report-browser-makers-contest-microsoft-browser-ballot-deal Microsoft's rivals have asked European antitrust regulators to modify the ballot screen that would give Windows users the chance to choose which browser they use in Windows, according to a report by the New York Times. http://www.itworld.com/windows/83739/report-browser-makers-contest-microsoft-browser-ballot-deal#comments Government Internet Operating systems Software Windows News Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:10:36 -0500 ITworld staff 83739 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/government/83718/microsoft-rivals-trade-groups-want-browser-offer-changed Microsoft's antitrust settlement offer to the European Commission needs minor, often cosmetic changes in order to restore fair competition to the market for Internet browsers, said some of the software giant's main rivals Thursday. http://www.itworld.com/government/83718/microsoft-rivals-trade-groups-want-browser-offer-changed#comments Government Internet Legal Software News Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:40:17 -0500 ITworld staff 83718 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/legal/83668/eu-breaks-deadlock-debate-over-right-internet-access After months of often bitter debate, European Union lawmakers reached agreement on how to preserve citizen's rights to Internet access in a meeting that ended in the early hours of Thursday morning. http://www.itworld.com/legal/83668/eu-breaks-deadlock-debate-over-right-internet-access#comments Government Internet Legal Networking Security News Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:10:05 -0500 ITworld staff 83668 at http://www.itworld.com