"U.S. Chamber of Commerce" news, interviews, and features

News about U.S. Chamber of Commerce

• Microsoft gets allies to help tell US to back off on Irish search warrant

  Allies file 10 briefs supporting the company in its fight against a search warrant for email on an Irish server

• FTC Commissioner Wright's calendar heavy on lobbyists, light on consumer groups

  The FTC's Joshua Wright has met primarily with representatives of businesses and trade groups during his first 15 months in office

• SoftBank CEO Son: US mobile broadband industry needs more competition

  Son says he feels an obligation to bring high speeds and low prices to the US mobile market

• US privacy watchdog: NSA phone records program is illegal

  Privacy board calls for an end to NSA phone records collection

• China commits to software, IP protections in talks with US

  One U.S. trade group described the agreements as 'incremental' progress in the protection of intellectual property

• Tech groups protest anti-China provision in US budget resolution

  The amendment targeting Chinese-made IT products could harm the US government and vendors, the trade group say

Features about U.S. Chamber of Commerce

• What Obama's re-election may mean for technology

  Expect debates on cybersecurity, copyright, spectrum and privacy in Congress in 2013