Zoe Lofgren

White House to renew bid for bill to protect journalists

2013-05-15 18:46:00

WASHINGTON — Facing questions about the Justice Department's secret seizure of reporters' phone records, the White House says that it will renew its push for legislation that would offer federal protections to journalists and their sources....

Cyber security run amok

2013-03-28 00:00:00

Congress passed the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in the early days of the Internet to crack down on malicious hackers, but federal prosecutors have stretched the law since then to apply to computer users who merely violated a website's terms of service....

U.S. House watchdogs want explanation of Aaron Swartz prosecution

2013-01-29 15:19:00

Two of Congress' top watchdogs have asked the Justice Department to explain its prosecution of Aaron Swartz, a popular hacktivist who committed suicide Jan. 11. Swartz, 26, was facing the possibility of years in prison for downloading millions of...

Congress' horse-and-buggy computer laws

2013-02-06 04:35:00

As martyrs go, Aaron Swartz was an extraordinary example of the breed. A computer programming genius, he had helped develop the social networking site Reddit and became known as a leading advocate for easy and free information sharing on the Web. When...

Aaron Swartz's suicide continues to ripple through Congress

2013-02-05 07:15:00

Aaron Swartz may change the Internet yet again, even in death, with the help of lawmakers who have expressed a fondness for breaking the law. At a Washington, D.C., memorial Monday night, members of Congress and loved ones gathered to remember Swartz,...

'Anonymous' hacks government site to protest hacktivist's death

2013-01-26 17:34:00

A collective of hackers known as Anonymous commandeered a Department of Justice website Saturday to protest what it called the harsh treatment by government prosecutors of Internet activist Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide this month. The hackers...

House group accelerates work on immigration bill

2013-01-29 09:08:00

WASHINGTON – A secretive group of House members from both parties is racing to complete an immigration bill in the next two weeks with an eye toward introducing legislation before President Obama’s State of the Union address on Feb. 12, said...

Lofgren floats 'Aaron's law' on Reddit after Aaron Swartz's death

2013-01-16 09:53:00

SAN FRANCISCO -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) posted a draft bill to social news website Reddit that would change a controversial computer hacking law used to prosecute Internet activist Aaron Swartz. Swartz, a Reddit co-founder, was found dead Friday in...

One bit of Aaron Swartz's legacy: Fixing a bad law?

2013-01-16 17:49:00

As predicted, the suicide of Aaron Swartz, the widely admired hacktivist who helped create RSS and Reddit, has provoked at least one lawmaker to seek changes in the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, or CFAA -- the law that federal prosecutors were using to...

The pushback against Aaron Swartz misses the point

2013-01-18 10:12:00

Aaron Swartz may be a galvanizing figure for Internet activists, but his exploits didn't exactly make him popular among copyright holders. In fact, the tributes to Swartz, who committed suicide last week while awaiting trial on computer fraud charges,...

Aaron Swartz suicide has U.S. lawmakers scrutinizing prosecutors

2013-01-18 14:47:00

Congressional criticism is mounting against U.S. prosecutors for pursuing prison time for a popular hacker in a case that's morphed into a posthumous cause celebre. Aaron Swartz, 26, a cofounder of Reddit and an open-Internet advocate, committed suicide...

Aaron's Law: What's in a name?

2013-01-18 15:12:00

The Times has an editorial Friday about legislation proposed in the aftermath of the suicide of Aaron Swartz, the computer prodigy who was being prosecuted by the federal government for� allegedly gaining unauthorized access to an online repository of...

Members of the House Committee on the Judiciary, which will review Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr's report and decide whether and how to proceed further: Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Calif.), Rep. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Rep. George Gekas (R.

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