Internet Caucus Advisory Committee News At a Glance

2008 General
Sampling of Press Coverage

• San Jose Mercury News, "Digital Crossroads: Painful as slander may be, don't turn service providers into speech police," Monday, August 11, 2008
• The Viodi View, "Cloud Computing Issues: State of the Net West Conference - August 6, 2008, Santa Clara, CA,"Posted by Alan Weissberger in August 11, 2008
• Washington Internet Daily, "Goodlatte: Don't Widen Special Privacy Protections for Web 2.0," Friday, August 8, 2008
• Washington Internet Daily, "Lofgren Says She'll Watch Courts to See If CDA Section 230 Needs Amending," Thursday, August 7, 2008
• Concurring Opinions, "Reputation Regulation" by Frank Pasquale, August 06, 2008
• EduSpace - Christopher D. Sessums, "Internet Safety Discussion and Resources" May 26, 2008
• EduCause Connect, "Podcast: The State of the Internet According to the Congressional Internet Caucus" May 16, 2008
• MarketingVox.com, "Americans More Comfortable with Kids' Social Networking, Chat Room Use" April 10, 2008
• EquiMedia.co.uk, "Young internet users becoming less of a concern" April 4, 2008
• Warren's Internet Daily, "Americans seem to be more at ease with young people using social networking sites." April 1, 2008

2008 State of the Net Conference
Sampling of Press Coverage

• National Journal's Tech Daily Dose Blog, "Rep. Boucher Kicks Off Internet Caucus Conference" January 30, 2008
• Government Computer News (GCN), " Where They Stand on IT" and "Balancing Rights at Both Ends of the Pipe" January 30, 2008
• IDG News Service (Ran in the Washington Post and InfoWorld), "Critic: Tech Companies Trying Open Spectrum Too Much" January 30, 2008
• CNET, "Congresswoman: Let ISPs Probe for Pirates," "RIAA: No Need to Force ISPs by Law to Monitor Piracy" and "Verizon: We Don't Want to Play Copyright Cop on Our Network" January 30, 2008
• National Journal's Technology Daily PM, "Privacy: Candidates' Aides Ponder Privacy in High-Tech Era," and "Privacy: FTC Aims to Protect Data on Social Networks" January 30, 2008
• Warren's Washington Internet Daily, "Next President Should be Tech Savvy, Panelists Say," "Stop Requiring Filtering to Be Perfect, RIAA Chief Says," "Regulators Studying Consumer Data Collection on Social Networks," "Use 'Regulatory Restraint' on Network Management, Rep. Bono Mack Says," "State of the Net Notebook," "Online Video Distributors Open to Filtering Discussion" and "Real Legal Problems Cropping Up in Virtual Worlds, Conference Told" January 31, 2008

Zogby Poll
January 30, 2008

• National Journal's Tech Daily Dose Blog, "Poll: White House Hopefuls Should Be Web-Savvy" January 30, 2008
• Reuters, "Poll: Most Adults Don't Want Fantasy Avatars" January 31, 2008
• San Jose Mercury News, "Tech File: Internet on Voters' Minds, Poll Finds" February 4, 2008

2007 Program of Events Press Coverage

Transatlantic Dialogue on the Digital Economy
July 17, 2007

• National Journal's Tech Daily, International Roundup: EU Lawmakers Talk Tech In Washington July 18, 2007

How Does Patent Reform Affect Information Technology?
June 27, 2007

• IDG News Service, Tech vendors disagree on patent reform June 27, 2007
• National Journal's Tech Daily, Intellectual Property: Tech Reps Debate Innovation Impact Of Patents June 27, 2007
• Washington Internet Daily, Patent Reform Needed to Block Judgments Akin to MP3 Decision June 28, 2007

Taxing the Internet: How Long Should the Moratorium Last?
June 21, 2007

• National Journal's Tech Daily, Taxes: Renewed Internet Tax Ban Is Seen As Inevitable June 21, 2007
• InternetNews.com, Internet Access Tax Ban: Temporary or Permanent? June 21, 2007
• IDG News Service, State, local gov't groups oppose permanent 'Net tax ban June 22, 2007
• Washington Internet Daily, Net Tax Moratorium Must Junk 'Shotgun' Approach, Government Reps Say June 22, 2007

Just The Facts About Online Youth Victimization A Panel of Researchers Present the Facts and Debunk Myths
May 3, 2007

• National Journal's Tech Daily PM, Crime: Research Rebuts Beliefs About Online Sex Solicitations May 3, 2007
• BBC News, Finding myself through online identities May 14, 2007
• InformationWeek, Panel Attempts To Debunk Myths About Online Predators June 15, 2007
• American Chronicle, Experts Debunk Myths About Online Youth Victimization June 27, 2007

Wireless Location Meets Social Networking: A Policy & Practices Dialogue
April 25, 2007

• National Journal's Technology Daily, "Some Mobile Devices May Pose Threats to Privacy" April 25, 2007
• Washington Internet Daily, "Unregulated Location Tracking Poses Privacy, Security Issues" April 26, 2007

2007 State of the Net Conference
Press Coverage

• C-Span, "Child Safety on Web 2.0: Who Should Protect Our Kids?" January 31, 2007
• Technology Daily PM coverage, "Rep. Boucher: Universal Service Is High On Agenda" and "The Clarion Copyright Call: Simple Yet Broad" January 31, 2007
• MarketWatch, "U.S. is Doing Just Fine in High-Speed Access" January 31, 2007
• IDG News Wire, "Congressional Net Neutrality Advocates Prepared to Fight" January 31, 2007
• CNET News, "Net neutrality, broadband taxes top House tech agenda" January 31, 2007
• CNET News, "Adobe CEO urges snazzier .gov sites, boost in U.S. e-government" January 31, 2007
• Washington Internet Daily special coverage: "Net Neutrality Debate Less Divisive Than Last Year"; "Laws Alone Won't Stop Predatory Pedophiles, Experts Say"; "Website Privacy Policies: Who's Duping Whom?"; "Industry Still Fighting Over Ringtones, Perform Act"; "Significance of ITU Broadband Rankings Overblown, Panel Says"; and "State of the Net Notebook" February 1, 2007
• Washington Internet News, "Breaking Down The Network Neutrality Debate" and "Quality Checking Patent Reform" February 1, 2007
• Telecommunications Report Daily, "Boucher Optimistic About Net Neutrality Legislation" February 1, 2007
• Bureau of National Affairs, selected articles, February 1, 2007
• CNET News, Op-ed by Bartlett Cleland "Perspective: Avoiding tech traps for the unwary" February 1, 2007

Zogby Privacy Poll
January 30, 2007

• InformationWeek, "Poll: Parents Prefer a Trekkie to a Date Met Online" January 30, 2007
• UTNE Reader, "Spy on Thy Neighbor: Swapping Privacy for Street Justice and Internet Fame" February 1, 2007
• Roll Call, Pelosi, "Democratic Congress Enjoying Their Honeymoon" February 7, 2007
• Adweek Magazine, Reporter Mark Dolliver cites privacy poll statistics, February 12, 2007
• 89.3 KPCC (NPR So. CA), "The Changing Young Face of Privacy" February 12, 2007

2006 Program of Events Press Coverage

Radio Frequency in Document Identification
December 14, 2006

• National Journal's Technology Daily, "Panelists Spar Over National, Mandatory ID Cards" December 14, 2006

Tim Lordan speaks to the Associated Press about Internet Caucus Advisory Committee initiatives to educate Congress on high-tech policy issues, "How Tech-savvy is Congress?" October 16, 2006.

Warehousing Consumers' Online Travels to Catch Child Predators and Terrorists: Privacy Implications?
October 5, 2006

• Washington Internet Daily, "Internet Companies Not Ready to Dicker on Data Retention, Lawyer Says" October 6, 2006
• Scripps Howard Foundation Wire, "Foley Scandal Could Trigger Intrusive Internet Regulation" October 12, 2006
• AVN.com, "Web Experts: Foley Scandal Could Generate More Calls for Online Data Retention" October 14, 2006

Should Congress Decree Social Networking and Chat Sites Teen-Free Zones?
September 21, 2006

• Family News in Focus (a radio news service of Focus on the Family), "Teen-Free Internet Zones Debated" September 22, 2006
• Scripps Howard News Wire, "Parents, Industry Need to Protect Kids at Social Networking Web Sites" September 22, 2006

Content Ratings for the Web? Legislating a "Sexually Explicit" Label for Web Sites
September 15, 2006

• Scripps Howard News Service, "Justice Department Internet Filter Legislation Attacked" September 17, 2006
• Washington Internet Daily, "Broadcast Indecency Precedent is Basic for DoJ on Web Labeling" September 18, 2006
• National Journal's Technology Daily, News Brief on Sexually Explicit Labeling September 18, 2006
• CNET News, "Justice Dept. defends mandatory Web-labeling bill" September 18, 2006

Legislating Net Neutrality – Necessary?
June 8, 2006

• Government Computer News, Congress Considers Net Neutrality in Communications Bill June 8, 2006
• Washington Internet Daily, Web Lobbyists Battle at Lunch June 9, 2006

Tracking Wireless Location Privacy: Who Knows Where You Are?
May 16, 2006

• CNET News, Wireless Location Tracking Draws Privacy Questions May 16, 2006
• National Journal's Technology Daily PM, Privacy: Industry Sees Market Growth in Tracking Technologies May 16, 2006
• Government Computer News, Location Aware Services: One More Thing to Worry About June 20, 2006

Internet Caucus Speakers Series featuring Dr. Hector Ruiz, Chairman & CEO for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
March 15, 2006

• National Journal's Technology Daily PM, AMD Chief Makes U.S. Competitiveness A Priority March 15, 2006
• IT News India, Hector Ruiz Stresses on Competition at Congressional Internet Caucus March 15, 2006
• United Press International, AMD CEO Speaks on Innovation and Tech March 16, 2006
• Voice of America News radio show "Our World" March 17, 2006

2006 State of the Net Conference
Press Coverage

• BusinessWeek, "Google's Search for Respect in D.C." February 9, 2006
• CNET News, "Broadband Law Rewrite Planned for 2006" February 8, 2006
• Government Computer News, "Lawmakers Struggle with How Neutral Networks Should Be" February 8, 2006
• IDG News Service, "BellSouth, Vint Cerf Debate 'Net Neutrality" February 8, 2006
• Technology Daily PM, "House Commerce Plans to Approve Data-Security Bill" February 8, 2006
• Technology Daily PM, "Experts Clash Over Value of Anti-Piracy Legislation" February 8, 2006
• Technology Daily PM, "Bell Executives Defend Internet Business Model" February 8, 2006
• Technology Daily PM, E-Briefs on "Telecom" February 8, 2006
• Telecommunications Report Daily, "Barton Plans to Introduce Telecom Bill This Month" February 8, 2006
• United Press International, "Net Neutrality and the Regulation Debate" February 9, 2006
• United Press International, "Net Control at Question" February 9, 2006
• The Washington Post, "Charge E-mailers, but Keep Pipeline Open" February 10, 2006
• Washington Internet Daily, "Baseline Service or Degraded Quality? Little Agreement on Net Neutrality" February 9, 2006
• Washington Internet Daily, "State of the Net Notebook" February 9, 2006
• Washington Internet Daily, "Public Lacks Trust in Internet's Security" February 9, 2006
• Washington Internet Daily, "Barton Promises Bipartisan Telecom Bill by March" February 9, 2006

2004 -- 2005 Program of Events Press Coverage

Internet Caucus Speakers Series featuring Brad Smith, General Counsel and Senior Vice President for Microsoft Corporation
November 3, 2005

• Associated Press (as seen in The Washington Post, The Seattle Post Intelligencer, Newsday, InformationWeek, ABCNews.com, and Forbes.com), Microsoft Pushes for Privacy Legislation November 3, 2005
• Reuters (as seen in CNET and ZDNet News), Microsoft: It's Time to Protect Privacy November 3, 2005
• The Washington Post Tech Section, Microsoft Calls for National Privacy Law November 3, 2005
• National Journal's Technology Daily PM Edition, Microsoft Presses for Federal Privacy Legislation November 3, 2005
• Government Computer News, Microsoft: One Federal Privacy Law Better Than 50 State Laws November 3, 2005
• Washington Internet Daily, Microsoft Says Privacy Legislation Needed to Protect Internet Economy November 4, 2005
• United Press International, Microsoft Calls for Federal Privacy Law November 4, 2005
• BetaNews, Microsoft Makes Federal Privacy Push November 3, 2005
• Security Pro News, Microsoft Advocates Privacy Legislation November 4, 2005
• Computer Business Review, Microsoft Lobbies for US Privacy Law November 4, 2005
• The Inquirer (UK), Microsoft Calls for Data Protection Law November 4, 2005
• ConsumerAffairs.com, Microsoft Wants Federal Privacy Law November 7, 2005
• InformationWeek, PC Containing Consumer Credit Data Stolen November 9, 2005

Global Internet Governance: Should There be an Enhanced Role for the U.N.?
September 12, 2005

• National Journal's Technology Daily PM, Bush Administration Says U.N. Will Not Run Internet September 12, 2005
• Washington Internet Daily, Read My Lips; No New Internet Governance at U.N., Gross Says September 13, 2005
• Telecommunications Report Daily, U.S. Wants Market To Rule Governance of Internet, Not U.N. September 12, 2005
• Government Computer News, State Department wants 'hands off' global Internet regulation September 13, 2005
• Bureau of National Affairs Daily Report for Executives and Electronic Commerce & Law Report (also seen in Pike and Fischer's Internet Law & Regulation), U.N. Will Not 'Run' Internet, Says Gross, But WSIS Summit Provides Useful Platform September 13, 2005
• Computer Business Review Online, "Internet Governance Meeting Appears Deadlocked" September 30, 2005
• eWeek.com, "U.N. Members Look to Loosen U.S. Hold on Web" September 30, 2005

International Dialogue with Members of the European Parliament
July 18 -- 21, 2005

• Technology Daily AM Special Report, Visiting Europeans Discuss Technology Issues July 20, 2005
• CNET News.com, European Lawmakers Mull Net Policies July 19, 2005 (also seen in ZDNet News.com UK)
• Washington Internet Daily, European Leaders Talk Telecom, Technology with U.S. Officials July 21, 2005

Interpreting Grokster: Protecting Copyright in the Age of Peer-to-Peer
July 19, 2005

• CNET News.com, Time for Lawmakers to Act on Grokster? July 19, 2005
• Technology Daily PM, Congress Urged to Set Clear Rules on Infringement July 19, 2005
• Washington Internet Daily, P2P Policy Will be Shaped by Lower Courts, Pundits Say July 20, 2005
• InternetNews.com, Hollywood, Tech Still Sparring Over Grokster July 19, 2005
• P2PNet Canada, Grokster v MGM: Wazzup? July 20, 2005

The U.S. PATRIOT Act & E-Surveillance
June 30, 2005

• CNET News.com, Feds Push for Full Renewal of Patriot Act June 30, 2005
• Technology Daily PM, Justice, Civil Libertarians Spar Over Anti-terrorism Act June 30, 2005

"Roundtable Discussion with Councillors Kobayashi and Seko, Japanese Diet"
May 4, 2005

• Technology Daily PM, E-Briefs on "E-Government" May 4, 2005

The Role of States and Cities in Regulating the Internet
April 28, 2005

• Technology Daily PM, Tech Insiders Disagree On Scope Of Telecom Rewrite April 28, 2005
• Washington Internet Daily, Update, Not Rewrite: Telecom Act Update Should Reflect Technology Changes April 29, 2005
• Washington Internet Daily, Do Rules Hurt Consumers?: State, Local Players Push for Role in Internet Regulation May 2, 2005

Blocking VoIP Calls: Foreboding Harbinger or Benign Fluke?
April 19, 2005

• Washington Internet Daily, Internet Caucus Speakers Disagree on Future of Port-Blocking April 20, 2005
• Technology Daily PM, Vonage Blocked Again, Regulatory Situation Unsettled April 19, 2005
• Telecommunications Reports Daily, VoIP Call Blocking Policy Options Debated April 19, 2005
• RCR Wireless News, Vonage Solves Clearwire Blocking Problem, Asks Feds for Help April 22, 2005

McCain-Feingold in Cyberspace: How Much Should Bloggers and the Internet be Regulated?
March 31, 2005

• Live event coverage broadcast on C-Span and Web cast on www.c-span.org.
• Washington Internet Daily, Questions Linger About Proposed Campaign Finance Rules on the Web April 1, 2005
• Technology Daily AM, No Easy Answers Seen on Campaign Rules April 1, 2005
• O'Reilly Network Blog, Congress, The FEC, and the Future of Technology March 31, 2005
• Wired News, FEC Eyes Bloggers' Political Ties April 1, 2005

RFID Tech Exhibition & Policy Primer
March 9, 2005

• Washington Internet Daily, Privacy, Spectrum Issues Dominate Optimistic RFID Expo March 10, 2005
• Technology Daily PM, Wireless Tracking Tools Expected to be Widespread March 9, 2005

"8th Annual Kickoff Reception & Tech Fair"
February 9, 2005

• Washington Internet News, "IT Execs Swarm Capitol Hill" February 11, 2005
• The Washington Times (also published in UPI and Middle East North Africa Financial Network) "Internet Security Tech on Parade" February 11, 2005

Computer Security: What Your Constituents Need to Know
October 22, 2004

• Washington Internet Daily, Swindle, Executives Warn Hill Against New Laws on Cyber-Safety October 25, 2004
• Technology Daily PM, Consumers Have False Sense of Cyber Security, Officials Say October 22, 2004

Speakers Series: Art Coviello
October 14, 2005

• Washington Internet Daily, Internet Will Plateau Without Major Security Gains, Says RSA CEO October 15, 2004
• Technology Daily PM, CEO to Congress: 'Go Lightly' With Any Cyber Legislation October 14, 2004
• Government Computer News, RSA Pushes for DHS Cybersecurity Czar October 14, 2004

Cyber Security Month
October 2004

• Technology Daily, The Congressional Internet Caucus announced its Cyber Security Month program of activities. September 30, 2004

2005 State of the Net Conference
Press Coverage

"State of the Net Conference"
February 9, 2005

• Washington Internet Daily, "'Light Touch' Emphasized as Telecom Act Debate Swells" February 10, 2005
• Washington Internet Daily, "Built-In Security Said More Effective Than Government on Spam, Security" February 10, 2005
• Technology Daily PM, "Senate Chairman Outlines Strategy for Telecom Reform" February 9, 2005
• Technology Daily PM, "Aides See Patent Issues Topping Agenda Until Grokster Ruling" February 9, 2005
• Technology Daily PM, "Europeans Urge Closer Cooperation on Spam, Other Issues" February 9, 2005
• Technology Daily AM, E-Briefs on "Security" and "Telecom" February 10, 2005
• Technology Daily AM, "British Experts Visit Capitol Hill" February 15, 2005
• Congressional Quarterly Today, "Hearing No Evil: Strategy for New Commerce Chairman" February 10, 2005
• Government Computer News, "Senate Considers Revising Telecom Reform Act" February 9, 2005
• Talk Radio News, "Senator Conrad Burns (R-MT) at the Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Talks About the New Telecom Act" February 9, 2005
• Telecommunications Report Daily, "Stevens Calls for Regulatory Flexibility for Internet" February 9, 2005
• Telecommunications Report Daily, "Panelists: Congress May Beat FCC to Draw on ICC, USF, VoIP" February 9, 2005
• BNA's Electronic Commerce & Law Report, "Hopes for Clarity Rise as High Court Explores Sony's Application to Digital Age" February 16, 2005

General News Coverage

• Public Knowledge blog posting, "An Organization That Really, Really Shouldn't Need Defending" April 3, 2007
• Associated Press, "How Tech-savvy is Congress?" October 16, 2006
• Fox News.com, Who Should Control the Internet? November 10, 2005
• American Chronicle (CA), Doolittle: Don't Hand the Internet Over to U.N. October 27, 2005
• Reuters (as seen in eWeek and ABC News.com), More Lawmakers Back US Control of Internet October 21, 2005
• The Hill, "Caucuses Tardy on Paperwork" April 28, 2005
• Media Post Publications Online Media Daily, "Playing in the Big Leagues" April 20, 2005
• CNET News.com, "Politicians Form Transatlantic Spam Alliance" March 25, 2005