Eight Questions Congress Asked About Google Glass Privacy Protection

Congress was doubtful and concerned therefore a bipartisan privacy committee sent Google a letter regarding the usage of its new project, Google glass. As the features and loopholes of the product begin to show, major concerns regarding its use and breach of privacy are coming into consideration.

The Congress of the United States in its letter to Mr. Larry Page, the Chief Executive Officer of Google, wrote a list of almost eight questions addressing the much-debated privacy concerns of Glass.

The eight questions Congress asked Google:

Barack Obama: It Is Good To Get Away From Congress (Video)

The U.S. President Barack Obama was caught on camera muttering about Congress as he landed in Israel on Wednesday this week.

Obama expressed his happiness to be away from Capitol Hill for a little while. He said to the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they posed for pictures on the airport tarmac, “It’s good to get away from Congress.”

You can watch it in the video

Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert Touts Sister Elizabeth Colbert-Busch’s Congressional

Stephen Colbert highlighted his sister, Democratic House candidate Elizabeth Colbert Busch, on his show. Though he did it in his usual funny way on the pretext of threatening to reveal secrets from her middle-school diary and letting the world know her girlhood nickname was ‘Lulu,’ the intent of promotion was pretty clear.

Watch: Stephen Colbert Touts Sister On The Show

 

7 US Congress Employees Found Downloading Pirated Content Online

Well, they are humans first and foremost, no? So what if they propagate anti-piracy slogans and ‘Stop Online Piracy Act’ (Sopa) and at the same time do not practice what they preach?  Who does?

According to an anti-piracy service ScanEye report shared by US News and World Reports, Employees of the US Congress were found to be downloading a host of television shows and movies illegally. They tracked seven culprits but there’s a greater possibility of there being more.

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What Obama Wants From The American Jobs Act

President Barack Obama presented his plan to get the economy working again by helping Americans who are unemployed and giving businesses incentives to hire again. The American Jobs Act, which comes with a $447 billion price tag, involves a fresh look at the tax code, reforming Medicare and reviewing all regulations.

As expected President Obama’s jobs speech was short and to the point – Americans need help finding work and Congress has to give it to them. In approximately 45 minutes, President Obama encouraged Americans to use their voice and tell the government that they want results, as he outlined how spending $447 billion would help give the economy in America a “jolt.” MORE

DeMint, Other Republicans Ready To Skip President Obama’s Job Speech

A few Republicans are saying they will skip President Obama’s job speech on Thursday. Senator Jim DeMint from South Carolina said he is just too “frustrated” to attend.

President Obama’s job speech isn’t off to the best start. While dealing with his lowest approval ratings ever, President Obama is trying to get the attention of Republicans in Congress. The joint address was originally scheduled for September 7, but at the request of Republicans, the job’s speech was moved to September 8. Despite the schedule flexibility, some Republicans have said they will be a no show for the President’s speech regardless.  Jim DeMint, the Tea Party Republican Senator from South Carolina, is one such hold out. MORE

Obama Wants To Talk To Congress About Jobs – But What About Football?

The timing of President Obama’s address to Congress about the American unemployment rate is contingent on Congress’s plans and the National Football League – wait, what?

Scheduling things can be hard. Just ask President Obama and the Republican leaders trying to determine when is a good time to talk about the 9.1 percent unemployment rate that’s crippling American families. MORE

Anthony Weiner Resigns From Congress

Anthony Weiner resigns, and Democrats everywhere share a collective sigh of relief.

The embattled congressman who was caught in a series of lies regarding lewd photos he sent to numerous women over the internet, officially announced his resignation from Congress Thursday, much to the delight of Democrats who feared he had become a political liability in their hopes of winning back the House from Republicans in next year’s elections. MORE