Security

Senate committee approves surveillance bills

FTC halts spamming operations

FBI floats wide-ranging wiretap proposal

Microsoft InfoCard aims at changing where corporate access controls originate

Higgins lays out road map for open source identity project

BlackBerry continues expansion by launching in Taiwan

Germans to pay TV fee for online PCs, cell phones

Cool in-car accessories

Carriers unite for future mobile networks

Vendors test IP services for first responders

* Vendors put their IP services through series of tests designed to simulate worst-case disaster scenarios