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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Lawmakers tackle national e-waste problem
May 24, 2005
House Republicans, Democrats join in push for national law as environmental groups sound alarms.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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