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Antispam law ruled unconstitutional

December 15, 2004 Judge says Maryland law unduly interferes with interstate commerce. Attorney for alleged spammer says view could spread to other states. TAGS: Maryland, commerce, law, Vermont, lawsuit, anti-spam, state, Judge, New York, e-mail

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., dealer, sheriff, 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, law, privacy, state, database, portal, purpose, security

The uncorking of online alcohol sales

December 7, 2004 Lawsuit brought by small family winery could revolutionize the way alcohol is sold over the Internet. Map: Interstate restrictions on Net alcohol sales Photo: An unlikely rebel TAGS: shipment, wine, Michigan, New York, law, authority, state, barrier, rule, U.S.

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

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, Governor, state, 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, attorney general, spam, legislation, legislator, law, state, nation, anti-spam, e-commerce, Washington, Internet Service Provider, advice, solution, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

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, games, video

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

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, law, Democrat, bill, Republican, 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, deployment, Verizon Communications, agreement, law, community, TV, state, city, video

Got lunch break?

December 15, 2004 Gov. Schwarzenegger's administration seeks to change meal break rules to limit lawsuits. But plan is giving some indigestion. TAGS: labor standards, employer, worker, California, regulation, break, proposal, lawsuit, division, state, Governor, Electronic Arts Inc., law, information technology

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, audit, mail-order, state, Apple iTunes Music Store, 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, spyware, protection, Internet Service Provider, anti-spyware

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, Montana, legislature, vote, driver's license, opposition, state, homeland security, RFID, Social Security, Bush Administration, law, Republican
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