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Judge: Google must give feds limited access to records

March 18, 2006 Privacy-aware ruling says search giant must turn over a swath of indexed URLs--but not users' queries. TAGS: Child Online Protection Act, Google Inc., law, government, Judge, Time Warner Inc., search engine

Court sides with alleged 'vacation' spammer

November 28, 2006 Precedent-setting decision says travel agency that sent repeated cruise-vacation e-mails is protected by federal Can-Spam Act. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, anti-spam, Oklahoma, law, spammer, spam, professor, domain name, e-mail, CEO

Security firms on police spyware, in their own words

July 17, 2007 Will companies that make antispyware software detect key loggers implanted by federal agents? We survey 13 companies and include their answers verbatim. TAGS: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., security company, police, policy, Grisoft, regulation, survey, spyware, AVG, compliance, security, law, agency, keylogger, ZoneAlarm, U.S.

Verizon: Net neutrality concerns are 'hypothetical'

May 4, 2006 Lobbyist dismisses concerns about favoring some Web sites over others, saying no new laws are needed. TAGS: Net Neutrality, concern, Verizon Communications, law, concept, Republican, Democrat, Amazon.com Inc., president, broadband, Google Inc.

Tech industry attacks state anti-RFID laws

April 20, 2006 Proposals to curb use of the radio ID technology are overbroad and rife with unintended consequences, companies say. TAGS: RFID, RFID chip, law, personal information, state, California, radio

Feds shut down spam ring for good

April 7, 2006 While denying any wrongdoing, prolific mailers have agreed to pay nearly half-a-million dollars in a deal with the FTC and California. TAGS: defendant, California, agency, law, e-mail

Apple calls French law 'state-sponsored piracy'

March 22, 2006 Company attacks proposal that would force it to make iTunes songs playable on devices competing with the iPod. TAGS: piracy, Apple Computer, Apple iTunes, law, France, Apple iPod, song

The politics of data security

March 27, 2006 Ed Mierzwinski of U.S. PIRG looks askance at business-friendly proposal to warn consumers of breaches. TAGS: financial service, notification, California, law, data security, bill, risk, lawyer, notice, standard

The Real ID rebellion

April 17, 2006 Americans don't like mandatory digital ID cards, CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh says. New Hampshire is leading the revolt. TAGS: Real ID Act, New Hampshire, ID card, independence, RFID, Rep., state, Governor, law

Save Internet freedom--from regulation

December 12, 2007 Stanford Law School's Larry Downes warns that the information superhighway to hell is surely paved with good intentions. TAGS: Net Neutrality, railroad, information superhighway, regulation, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Mississippi, legislation, law

Thanks to BitTorrrent, Net neutrality debate reignites

November 2, 2007 Following claims of Comcast blocking file-sharing traffic, debate over whether to create laws to keep the Internet open has resurfaced. TAGS: Net Neutrality, Comcast Corp., Webcast, supporter, regulation, cable company, Barack Obama, law, BitTorrent, professor, AT&T Corp., cable modem, DSL, broadband

Google profit nearly doubles

October 19, 2006 Strong search advertising pushes Google third-quarter profit up, beating estimates. TAGS: Eric Schmidt, advertising sales, traffic acquisition cost, Internet search, DMCA, Internet search advertising, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., YouTube, law, CEO, U.S., MP3

Police blotter: Trojan horse leads to porn convictions

August 25, 2006 In this week's installment, judge upholds conviction instigated by a hacker who reported incriminating files. TAGS: SubSeven, Police Blotter, conviction, Alabama, hacker, Turkey, law, trial, trojan horse, U.S., photograph, e-mail

Wiretap laws face new static

October 10, 2007 A bill in the House focuses on the touchy issue of immunity for ISPs and phone companies that aid the feds in spying. TAGS: immunity, telecommunications, telecommunications company, NSA, lawsuit, bill, law, Bush Administration, AT&T Corp., Democrat, San Francisco, Internet Service Provider

Spy czar urges extension of warrantless-wiretap law

September 18, 2007 Many Democrats say there are too many unanswered questions about the scope of the Bush administration's surveillance activities. TAGS: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, warrant, foreigner, Bush Administration, Democrat, law, telephone call, government, Republican, U.S., e-mail

The anxious new dawn of cybersnooping

May 3, 2006 Privacy expert Nancy Libin says Congress can't afford to ignore a loophole in federal privacy law. TAGS: government agency, loophole, personal information, LexisNexis, ChoicePoint Inc., government, legislation, law, responsibility

Real ID creator: Law's been misunderstood

April 26, 2007 Republican politician who's a chief architect of federalized ID card law slams critics, aims to highlight how necessary the law really is. TAGS: Real ID Act, bar code, hearing, homeland security, law, Republican, card

Interpol: Give us tools to fight cybercrime

March 21, 2006 International police want to see new global legislation dealing with cybercrime; Microsoft also pushes for stronger laws. TAGS: cybercrime, phishing, legislation, framework, law, evidence, service provider, Internet Service Provider, Microsoft Corp.

Net porn ban faces another legal setback

March 22, 2007 Federal judge says 1998 law targeting Web sites deemed "harmful to minors" goes too far and violates the free speech rights of American adults. TAGS: Child Online Protection Act, setback, minor, porn, law, First Amendment, federal judge, prosecutor, court, Bush Administration, filter, professor, material, response, opinion, America Online Inc.

E.U. official: Now isn't time for RFID regulations

April 2, 2007 European Commission won't levy stiff rules on radio frequency ID tags now. But bureaucrats promise to do so later if they smell privacy concerns. TAGS: RFID, commission, radio frequency, regulation, law, radio, rule
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