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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. TAGS: cybercrime, legislation, European Union, identity theft, commission, crime, law

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. TAGS: Internet provider, legislation, Bush Administration, Rep., telecommunications, agenda, Colorado, law, Republican, bill, Democrat, requirement, Internet Service Provider

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. TAGS: self-regulation, legislation, Yahoo! Inc., law

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. TAGS: data mining, legislation, Republican, Bush Administration, proposal, law, spokesman, Internet Service Provider, service provider, search engine

Qwest on data retention laws: Oops

August 23, 2006 Broadband provider says its chief privacy officer misspoke when endorsing federal laws mandating data retention. TAGS: Qwest Communications Inc., legislation, panel discussion, Colorado, chief privacy officer, broadband provider, Internet provider, Rep., record, law, DSL, Adobe PDF

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.

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. TAGS: telephone company, legislation, barrier, broadband, telecommunications, nation, law, government, cable company, programming, entry, video

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

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. TAGS: legislation, France, digital-rights management, Apple Computer, technology company, Apple iTunes, law, U.S.

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, ChoicePoint Inc., LexisNexis, government, legislation, responsibility, law

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. TAGS: Qwest Communications Inc., Rep., legislation, broadband provider, Internet provider, Colorado, law, broadband, Bush Administration, DSL

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. TAGS: immunity, warrant, legislation, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, bill, Democrat, telecommunications company, terrorist, Bush Administration, telecommunications, law, U.S.

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. TAGS: network management, Net Neutrality, broadband provider, Comcast Corp., BitTorrent, legislation, broadband, bill, P2P, law

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. TAGS: antispyware company, provision, regulation, legislation, law, decision, cookie, state, protection, spyware, Internet Service Provider, anti-spyware

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. TAGS: Lieberman Software Corp, minor, video game, legislation, bill, law, violence, senator, media, games, video, cell phone, TV

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. TAGS: pharmacy, Patrick Leahy, federal law, regulation, senator, legislation, drug, doctor, attorney general, bill, law, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, service provider, U.S.

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. TAGS: software patent, patent, commission, legislation, Europe, law
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