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Missouri School Reverses Direction to Allow Student Heart-Rate Monitors

Kenneth Artz
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March 09, 2012
After deciding to scrap a program requiring elementary school students to wear heart-rate activity monitors due to a national outcry over privacy concerns, the Parkway School District in St.

Senate Committee Hears Testimony to Amend Video Privacy Protection Act

Alyssa Carducci
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March 08, 2012
On January 31, the Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony for and against changing the Video Privacy Protection Act, a law written to keep video-store rental lists secret.

NFL Blackouts Come Under Scrutiny

Phil Britt
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March 07, 2012
The National Football League blacked out 16 games during the 2011 regular season, once again bringing up the question of whether the blackout rule is needed.

Prisoner Cell-Phone Use Prompts Legislation

Alyssa Carducci
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March 06, 2012
In an effort to thwart the use of cell phones in prisons, the Illinois Department of Corrections is requesting information from cell phone companies regarding equipment to detect and “jam” or preve

Commentary: Telemarketer Regs Show Government’s Job-Killing Ability

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March 05, 2012
More than a few Americans consider telemarketers, phone text spammers, and assorted other marketing riffraff as huge sources of annoyance.

Santa Clara to Reboot Municipal Wi-Fi Service

Alyssa Carducci
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March 02, 2012
After a futile attempt to implement a citywide free wi-fi system in Santa Clara, California, the city has announced it’s re-launching the plans under its very own network.

Retransmission Battles Heat Up Before Super Bowl

Phil Britt
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March 01, 2012
While providing ample entertainment on the gridiron, perhaps the greater drama of February’s Super Bowl was the disputes between the network television stations carrying the game and the cable and

Maryland Governor Calls for Sweeping New Internet Taxes

Bruce Edward Walker
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February 29, 2012
Maryland Gov.

Radio Stations Petition FCC to Change Contest Rules

Kenneth Artz
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February 28, 2012
Entercom, one of the largest radio chains in the United States, is petitioning the Federal Communications Commission to change the requirement that radio stations disclose contest rules over the ai

NC County Adopts ‘Super Wi-Fi’

Phil Britt
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February 27, 2012
Wilmington, North Carolina residents will be the first in the nation to have access to a "super wi-fi" network which operates using the “white space” between licensed channels.
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