Bruce Edward Walker

Bruce Edward Walker is managing editor of InfoTech & Telecom News. Prior to joining Heartland... (read full bio)

DHS Approves Government Collection of Social Media Info

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February 06, 2012

The Department of Homeland Security granted written permission to its National Operations Center Media Monitoring Initiative to collect and retain data gathered from news anchors, journalists, repo
Schools’ Electronic Monitors to Track Student Exercise

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January 24, 2012

The athletic chair of Bay Shore, a Long Island, New York school system, has raised privacy concerns by ordering electronic monitors to track students’ physical activities both on- and off-campus.
TECH PODCAST with Randolph May: Free Markets Should Rule Technology

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January 14, 2012

In this week's Heartland Tech Podcast, Randolph J.
Other Voices on SOPA and PIPA

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January 03, 2012

The Stop Online Piracy Act, H.R.3261, and PROTECT IP Act, S.B. 968, go too far in expanding the authority of U.S.
VIDEO: PROTECT-IP/Stop Online Piracy Act Gives Government Too Much Power

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November 28, 2011

According to the Congressional Budget Office, the PROTECT-IP/Stop Online Piracy Act (PIPA/SOPA) bill currently gaining momentum in Congress will cost taxpayers $47 million a year.
Newton, NC, Implements City Wi-Fi

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November 02, 2011

The first phase of a public wi-fi service covering a portion of the downtown area of Newton, North Carolina, became active in August.
EU Net Neutrality ‘Need’ for Internet Privacy Challenged

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November 01, 2011

European proponents of network neutrality have added privacy concerns to their call for government regulation of the Internet, an argument identified as a red herring by opponents of the rules.
U.S. Reps Raise Medical Device Hacking Concerns

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October 28, 2011

Reps.
Government Employees Indicted for IT Collusion

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October 28, 2011

Four men—including two senior employees of the U.S.
Seven States Join DOJ Suit to Block AT&T/T-Mobile Merger

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October 07, 2011

California and New York have joined five other states in supporting a suit by the U.S. Department of Justice to block the $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile by AT&T.
Alaska Boasts 91 Percent Broadband Coverage

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October 04, 2011

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski traveled to Alaska in August to check the progress of $88 million in stimulus spending for broadband buildout in the state.
Power Surge Destroys Palo Alto Smart Meters

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October 03, 2011

Pacific Gas and Electric, the utility serving most of Northern California, was forced to replace a number of so-called “smart meters” destroyed by a power surge in late August.
Proposed California Amazon Tax Grants One-Year Exemption for Internet Retailers

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Phil Britt

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September 14, 2011

Internet retail giant Amazon.com has given up its battle against a proposed sales tax bill in California in return for a one-year window that grants Internet retailers a reprieve from collecting th
Illinois Smart Meters May Save Customers $2.8 Billion

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Kyle McGrath

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September 06, 2011

A third-party analysis commissioned by the Illinois-based Commonwealth Edison Company estimates the company’s 5.4 million Illinois utility customers could save $2.8 billion on electric bills over a
Attacking Television’s Ideology

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August 23, 2011

Review of Primetime Propaganda: The True Hollywood Story of How the Left Took Over Your TV, by Ben Shapiro, Broadside Books, 412 pages, 2011 $26.99.
Detroit Links Downtown Surveillance Cameras

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August 23, 2011

Downtown Detroit will soon be under the gaze of 350 surveillance cameras monitored by police, raising privacy concerns among civil libertarians, according to the Detroit News.
Twitter User Charged Under Federal Stalker Law

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August 22, 2011

Prosecutors in Maryland are employing a federal anti-stalking law to charge a man who used the Internet to make unkind statements about a public figure with “intent to harass and cause emotional di
FCC May Investigate San Francisco Mobile Device Blackout

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August 22, 2011

The heat may be rising for San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid System after revelations it intentionally blocked mobile devices of its passengers on August 11.
Should Motown Implement Surveillance Cameras?

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August 18, 2011

“Detroit Police hope to bolster safety in the central business district by connecting a network of 350 security cameras to a central viewing post to track activity on the streets, search out wanted
Government’s $7 Billion Broadband Waste

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August 05, 2011

The debate over raising the debt ceiling has captured the national imagination.

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