http://www.freetalklive.com/taxonomy/term/9375/0 en http://www.freetalklive.com/content/senate_bill_rewrite_lets_feds_read_your_e_mail_without_warrants_0 <p>A Senate proposal touted as protecting Americans' e-mail privacy has been quietly rewritten, giving government agencies more surveillance power than they possess under current law, CNET has learned. [The] rewritten bill would allow more than 22 agencies -- including the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Communications Commission -- to access Americans' e-mail, Google Docs files, Facebook wall posts, and Twitter direct messages without a search warrant.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freetalklive.com/content/senate_bill_rewrite_lets_feds_read_your_e_mail_without_warrants_0" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.freetalklive.com/content/senate_bill_rewrite_lets_feds_read_your_e_mail_without_warrants_0#comments bill internet Internet Issues News Article surveillance warrant Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:31:23 +0000 Cyphase 24581 at http://www.freetalklive.com http://www.freetalklive.com/content/don%E2%80%99t_tell_us_amazon_may_be_forced_start_charging_sales_tax <p>At the end of June, a bill will be floated at Capitol Hill, proposing Amazon start collecting sales tax from its customers. Meaning, in essence, that online shopping could become more expensive.</p> http://www.freetalklive.com/content/don%E2%80%99t_tell_us_amazon_may_be_forced_start_charging_sales_tax#comments Amazon bill federal government Main Street Fairness Act News Article sales tax Taxes, Fees