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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, identity theft, European Union, 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., agenda, telecommunications, Colorado, bill, Republican, law, requirement, Democrat, Internet Service Provider

Australia to outlaw suicide Web sites

June 24, 2005 Goal is to prevent use of the Net to encourage "vulnerable individuals" to take their own lives. Fines could run as high as $425,000. TAGS: suicide, legislation, Australia, law

ESA will sue to block Michigan game law

September 14, 2005 Video game industry's lobbying arm plans to file suit against the governor over legislation banning the sale of violent games. TAGS: Michigan, video game, legislation, Governor, law, Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., Grand Theft Auto, bill, sale, games, video

Explaining N.Y.'s proposed Wi-Fi law

November 17, 2005 Westchester County exec Andy Spano says passage of a proposed New York bill will help, not hinder, protection of personal data. TAGS: legislation, Wi-Fi, law, New York, wireless network, article, database, security, laptop computer

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, Colorado, panel discussion, chief privacy officer, broadband provider, Internet provider, Rep., record, law, DSL, Adobe PDF

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

Utah may erase early but unused e-commerce law

December 19, 2005 In 1996, the state won applause for enacting a digital-signature law. Now it may go away. TAGS: Utah, digital signature, information security, law, e-commerce, legislation, signature, state, key

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

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, nation, broadband, government, cable company, telecommunications, law, entry, programming, video

Tougher data-leak law proposed

April 11, 2005 Update to ID theft bill aims to strengthen protections for consumers, after a slew of incidents where people's info was exposed. TAGS: consumer credit, ChoicePoint Inc., identity theft, legislation, bill, California, law, organization, asset

Charting tactics in the war on spam

June 18, 2003 Christine Gregoire, attorney general from Microsoft's home state of Washington, has some advice for federal lawmakers cooking up spam laws: Don't stifle commerce, and let individuals have their day... TAGS: spammer, spam, legislation, attorney general, legislator, law, state, nation, e-commerce, anti-spam, Washington, Internet Service Provider, advice, solution, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

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, legislation, phishing, framework, law, evidence, service provider, Internet Service Provider, Microsoft Corp.

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., legislation, broadband provider, Rep., Colorado, Internet provider, law, Bush Administration, broadband, 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, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, legislation, bill, telecommunications company, terrorist, Democrat, law, Bush Administration, telecommunications, 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: Net Neutrality, network management, broadband provider, BitTorrent, Comcast Corp., legislation, bill, broadband, law, P2P

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, legislation, Mississippi, law, freedom

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, Internet Service Provider, service provider, spokesman, search engine

Getting real about data security legislation

October 19, 2005 Vontu CEO Joseph Ansanelli says new laws targeting data theft need to focus on insider threats as well as attacks from outsiders. TAGS: data security, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, workforce, HIPAA, breach, legislation, identity theft, corporation, compliance, law, threat, bank

Bill would use GPS to protect crime victims

February 18, 2005 Massachusetts lieutenant governor pushes for GPS technology to protect victims of domestic violence, gang-related offenses. TAGS: GPS, Massachusetts, victim, law enforcement, legislation, Governor, court, violence, law, order, condition, satellite
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