5 posts and columns on Joe Barton

Lawmakers: Google Dodging Details on Privacy Issues

in News on February 3 at 4:00 am PT

Google’s efforts to assuage concerns in Washington over proposed changes to its privacy policy don’t seem to be going well at all.
Dodgeball

Cellphone Companies Defend Privacy Practices

in News on April 29, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

U.S. lawmakers called for closer scrutiny of developers that make software for mobile phones, after wireless carriers highlighted them as a weak spot in keeping smartphone users’ locations private.

Privacy Defense Mounted

in News on October 8, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Eleven of the nation’s largest website operators defended their privacy practices to lawmakers, saying it is impossible for them to monitor all the tracking technologies their sites install on visitors’ computers. The operators, including Microsoft Corp., Yahoo Inc. and AOL Inc., say they are improving disclosures about online tracking and offering users more ways to protect their privacy.

Lawmakers Seek Answers on Online Tracking

in News on August 5, 2010 at 11:29 am PT

U.S. Reps. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Joe Barton, R-Texas, are seeking information about the privacy practice of the 15 websites that the Wall Street Journal has identified as installing the most tracking technology on their visitors’ computers.

House: You Will Go Digital on Feb. 17 and You Will Like It

in News on January 28, 2009 at 2:37 pm PT

Looks like the transition to digital TV will happen on Feb. 17 whether you like it or not. The U.S. House of Representatives today defeated a bill that would have delayed the nation’s switch to all-digital television by four months.