6 tech policy issues you should be following

It's time to begin paying attention to the tech policies formulated in the U.S right now., starting with the 5 very important policy issues we've listed below:

Obama to appoint venture capitalist Tom Wheeler as FCC head

The Obama administration is rumored to announce Tom Wheeler as its pick for the next head of the Federal Communications Commission this week, according to a Wall Street Journal report that cites unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

Senate approval on the House’s controversial cybersecurity bill CISPA seems unlikely

Bad cyber security legislation CISPA is likely to fail if it goes to a vote on the Senate floor, according to comments made by Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.V.), chairman of the committee on commerce, science and transportation, today.

Obama signs Netflix-Facebook sharing bill into law

Hey, guess what? Your Facebook feed will soon be filled with movie and TV show activity from Netflix's 25 million U.S. subscribers.

Netflix to finally launch social sharing in early 2013 after Obama signs bill

Netflix will let subscribers in the United States connect their profiles to Facebook as soon as President Obama signs a popular bill into law, the company confirmed today.

Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren courts Reddit users for a crowdsourced copyright reform bill

When it comes to Reddit users, its much better to work with them than against them. And at least one U.S. representative has decided to get proactive.

Amazon drops Calif. affiliates to protest e-commerce law

Amazon on Thursday said it had dropped the California members of its marketing affiliates program in response to the state’s new law to charge sales taxes on online goods. Amazon competitor Overstock also intends to drop its California affiliates.

Amazon …