The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a formal investigation of the proposed Google-Yahoo advertising deal. Washington, DC-based groups say the review is to be expected.
Two U.S. senators called on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to back off its assertion that it can search laptops and other electronic devices owned by U.S. citizens returning to the country without the need for reasonable suspicion of a crime or probable cause.
Legislation that requires the operators of 911 networks to allow VoIP providers to connect has been passed by the U.S. Senate. The Senate on Monday passed the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act by unanimous consent.