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EU wages war on cybercrime
May 24, 2007
As part of the targeted legislation, the Commission will consider laws for tackling ID theft later this year.
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GOP revives ISP-tracking legislation
February 7, 2007
New "law and order agenda" proposes data retention requirements. Also, owners of racy Web sites would have to post labels or go to prison.
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Yahoo: We need effective cybercrime laws
March 31, 2006
Policymakers need to define illegal use of technology rather than focus on how an action breaks the law, Yahoo exec says.
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Congress may make ISPs snoop on you
May 16, 2006
Proposed law targets bloggers, search engines, and Web sites that might "facilitate" access to unlawful pornography.
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Qwest on data retention laws: Oops
August 23, 2006
Broadband provider says its chief privacy officer misspoke when endorsing federal laws mandating data retention.
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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.
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Hanging up on the competition
May 18, 2006
Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez says video franchise legislation backed by phone companies will benefit corporations, not consumers.
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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.
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France backs down on iTunes DRM stance
May 2, 2006
Proposed legislation to require Apple, others to license their copyright protection technology is watered down.
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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.
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Qwest calls for mandatory data retention laws
August 22, 2006
Broadband provider becomes first to embrace federal proposal to keep track of what its own customers are doing online.
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House rejects immunity for phone companies in spy suits
November 16, 2007
Drawing veto threats from White House, legislators OK spy law rewrite sans lawsuit protection for aids of government spying.
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Net neutrality may not resolve Comcast vs. BitTorrent
November 30, 2007
Comcast's throttling of the popular file-sharing protocol may actually be permitted under the Net neutrality laws being proposed.
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The Spy Act that loved me?
April 19, 2007
Policy analyst Bartlett Cleland warns that a patchwork of state spyware laws will end up having the opposite effect desired by proponents.
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Senate panel OKs video game study
March 9, 2006
In step toward future restrictions, legislation would fund major study on effects of video game, Net, TV and cell phone use.
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Senators demand more regulations on Net pharmacies
May 16, 2007
Politicians mull forcing ISPs to block "rogue" pharmacies or monitoring customers' Web traffic to block ads.
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Europe: No patents for software
May 24, 2006
Apparent U-turn on the extent to which software can be patented leaves patent opponents scratching their heads.
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