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Surveillance Court’s Opinions Must Remain Secret, Feds Say

The President Barack Obama administration is informing a federal judge that if it's forced to disclose a secret court opinion about the government illegally spying on Americans, the likely result could be "exceptionally grave...

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Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013 Net News No Comments

White House, FCC Chairman Support Legalizing Unlocking of Mobile Phones

The President Barack Obama administration said Monday that it made "common sense" for Americans to legally have the power to unlock their mobile phones, so they could use them on a compatible carrier of...

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Monday, March 4th, 2013 Net News No Comments

White House Must Respond Publicly to Ban on Mobile-Phone Unlocking

The President Barack Obama administration must enter the mobile-phone-unlocking fray. Thanks to a whitehouse.gov petition reaching 100,000 signatures Thursday, the administration must respond publicly about a recent decision by copyright regulators making it illegal...

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Thursday, February 21st, 2013 Net News No Comments

Sign Now: White House Petition to Legalize Mobile-Phone Unlocking

Want to force the President Barack Obama administration to enter the mobile-phone-unlocking fray? Sign a whitehouse.gov petition by Saturday and, if the petition reaches 100,000 signatures, the administration must respond publicly about a recent...

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Tuesday, February 19th, 2013 Net News No Comments

Feds Urge Supreme Court to Let Stand $222K Landmark File-Sharing Verdict

The Obama administration on Monday urged the Supreme Court to let stand a $222,000 jury verdict levied against infamous file-sharer Jammie Thomas-Rasset, a Minnesota woman who downloaded and shared two dozen copyrighted songs on...

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Monday, February 11th, 2013 Net News No Comments