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New York law requires notification after data breaches

August 11, 2005 New York joins growing list of states requiring businesses and government to inform consumers if their sensitive data is breached. TAGS: New York, notification, law, state

Secondhand blues for eBay consignment sellers

March 30, 2005 States contemplate new laws targeting online resellers. But are they thoughtlessly applying offline rules to the Net? TAGS: online auction, law, eBay Inc., sheriff, dealer, seller, California, state

Why Real ID is a flawed law

January 31, 2008 Internet attorney Sophia Cope says the act will do more harm than good and the better idea is for Congress to revisit the fundamentally flawed law. TAGS: driver's license, Real ID Act, privacy, law, state, database, portal, purpose, security

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

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, state, Governor, Rep., law

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

Louisiana video game law put on hold

August 25, 2006 New restriction on sales of violent video games to minors is rendered unenforceable, for now, by preliminary injunction. TAGS: Louisiana, video game, law, violence, First Amendment, state, Governor, video, games

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

New Net taxes could arrive in November

September 14, 2007 Because Congress has yet to renew a moratorium on Net access taxes, users could pay more for DSL and cable modem bills. TAGS: subcommittee, John Sununu, Internet access, tax, ban, bill, cable modem, state, law, DSL, definition, modem

Supreme Court clears way for online wine sales

May 16, 2005 State governments may not prohibit residents from ordering directly from out-of-state wineries, court rules. TAGS: winery, wine, shipment, state, Michigan, court, law, decision, tax

Court records should go online, state panel says

August 19, 2005 But the Florida Supreme Court committee urges stricter privacy limitations on electronic court records. TAGS: committee, Florida, record, law, court, recommendation, state, document

Lawmakers tackle national e-waste problem

May 24, 2005 House Republicans, Democrats join in push for national law as environmental groups sound alarms. TAGS: lawmaker, Maine, California, legislator, Democrat, law, Republican, bill, Washington, state, conference, TV

Video competition comes to Calif.

March 9, 2007 First Verizon lands a statewide deal. Now AT&T is angling for a similar arrangement that will let both compete against cable operators for TV customers. TAGS: AT&T Corp., California, Verizon Communications, deployment, agreement, law, community, TV, city, state, video

EFF moves to block e-voting system certification

December 9, 2005 Electronic Frontier Foundation says N.C. election officials failed to meet requirements before signing off on setups. TAGS: Diebold Inc., certification, North Carolina, election, e-voting, complaint, source code, state, law, security

This week in taxes

April 14, 2006 As Monday--aka tax day--sneaks up on us, more attention is being directed toward goods and music purchased online. TAGS: use tax, tax, mail-order, audit, Apple iTunes Music Store, state, reader, Apple iTunes, law, analysis, California, music

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, law, cookie, decision, state, protection, spyware, Internet Service Provider, anti-spyware

Homeland Security offers details on Real ID

March 1, 2007 States have until 2013 to federalize licenses; rules don't require encryption on new IDs to protect drivers' privacy. TAGS: Real ID Act, homeland security, ID card, RFID, Maine, regulation, state, license, bill, law, Adobe PDF

Maine rejects Real ID Act

January 25, 2007 State's legislature overwhelmingly opposes act requiring national digital ID cards, putting Bush administration in a pickle. TAGS: Real ID Act, Maine, House Majority Leader, ID card, legislature, Montana, vote, driver's license, state, opposition, RFID, homeland security, Social Security, Bush Administration, Democrat, Republican

Sidestepping the Net neutrality boondoggle

January 9, 2007 Policy analyst Randolph J. May warns that political miscalculations may tempt states to mandate the regulation of Internet services. TAGS: Net Neutrality, Michigan, broadband Internet provider, telephone company, law, cable company, broadband Internet, Internet service, satellite, state, broadband, Internet Service Provider, entry, Google Inc., video

Can Congress be trusted to secure data?

April 3, 2006 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh explains why Washington is hell-bent on a data breach law that could lead to a train wreck. TAGS: legislator, debit card, Washington, notification, EMC Corp., Rep., bill, law, state, California, idea
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