Polls are tricky things under the best of circumstances, and extra caution is necessary when the results of a poll appear to favor the same company that sponsored it. Howe...
The Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative said today it strongly supports testimony by Reps. Barney Frank (D-MA) and Jim McDermott (D-WA) on the ability to regulate onlin...
The Direct Marketing Association has voiced its opposition to a draft of a privacy bill introduced this week by Representatives Rick Boucher (D-VA) and Cliff Stearns (R-FL)....
Privacy experts and random users are no longer the only ones complaining about how Facebook's latest moves have affected privacy. Senator Charles Schumer made an objection...
The North Carolina Department of Revenue said today it is working with online retailers who operate affiliate programs in the state to resolve issues of tax liability....
Google's paying a whole lot of money to talk to politicians, and the consumer advocacy group known as Consumer Watchdog isn't at all happy about it. Consumer Watchdog cond...
On at least two previous occasions, UK politicians have argued that Google's accounting is a little too creative when it comes to taxes, and this weekend, the search giant was c...
Google - along with 46 other organizations - is pressing harder than ever for progress in terms of informing consumers about their energy consumption. Google - and those 4...
Some rather important proceedings might soon become viewable to everyone with an Internet connection and access to YouTube. A report's indicated that a ban covering video...
Last week, we reported that Facebook wanted to hire two people in Washington, D.C., and then dissected the official descriptions of the positions as best we could. Still,...
It looks like Facebook will soon begin trying harder to bend the ears of our nation's leaders. Listings for a public policy manager and public policy associate have both b...
When Google made its dramatic "new approach to China" announcement in January, it sounded as if the company might leave the country within the month. Obviously,...
The Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative, an advocacy group, said today it supports the introduction of legislation by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Judd Gregg (R-NH) th...
Yesterday, Iranian authorities enacted a ban on Gmail, saying they'd introduce a government-sponsored (and presumably government-monitored) email service to replace it. No...
If any organization knows how to innovate, it's Google; this week alone, the company discussed phones that would translate languages in real time, unveiled a Street View snowmob...