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IRS to search PayPal records for tax evaders

April 13, 2006 Federal court grants IRS permission to troll through PayPal customers' offshore credit card and bank records. TAGS: PayPal, Costa Rica, online payment, tax, court, credit card, bank, Singapore, order, law, income, eBay Inc., U.S.

U.S. joins European cybercrime convention

October 2, 2006 The U.S. government ratifies a multilateral effort dealing with worms, fraud and child exploitation. TAGS: law, U.S.

Neteller blames job cuts on U.S. gambling crackdown

February 18, 2007 U.S. law forbidding online payments to gambling sites forces Neteller to trim about 250 jobs in Canada and the U.K. TAGS: online payment, U.S., law, payment, Canada

CA exec urges Asia to strengthen data-breach laws

September 28, 2007 Security sales director says region should follow Japan's example to ensure companies take data security more seriously. TAGS: Asia, data security, identity management, enterprise security, penalty, law, Computer Associates International Inc., Japan, network security, region, exec, Singapore, U.S., security, California

Security firms on police spyware, in their own words

July 17, 2007 Will companies that make antispyware software detect key loggers implanted by federal agents? We survey 13 companies and include their answers verbatim. TAGS: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., security company, police, Grisoft, policy, regulation, AVG, survey, spyware, compliance, keylogger, security, law, agency, U.S., ZoneAlarm

FAQ: How far does the new wiretap law go?

August 6, 2007 Protect America Act signed Sunday temporarily makes it easier for the feds to eavesdrop on calls and e-mail. But what are the privacy impacts? TAGS: NSA, law, vote, FAQ, Democrat, bill, town, Bush Administration, power, U.S., e-mail

Senate passes bill touting energy-efficient servers

December 8, 2006 President expected to sign off on law that could draw attention to products that offer "clean tech" solutions. TAGS: data center, bill, law, server, Sun Microsystems Inc., president, U.S., Dell

Google profit nearly doubles

October 19, 2006 Strong search advertising pushes Google third-quarter profit up, beating estimates. TAGS: Eric Schmidt, advertising sales, traffic acquisition cost, Internet search, DMCA, Google Inc., Internet search advertising, Yahoo! Inc., YouTube, law, CEO, U.S., MP3

How to hinder, not help, social networks

December 4, 2007 iMega chairman Joe Brennan says digital innovators face increased risks because of politically motivated short-term fixes by state governments. TAGS: social networking, North Carolina, minor, law, government, MySpace, U.S.

Spy czar urges extension of warrantless-wiretap law

September 18, 2007 Many Democrats say there are too many unanswered questions about the scope of the Bush administration's surveillance activities. TAGS: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, warrant, foreigner, Bush Administration, Democrat, law, telephone call, government, Republican, U.S., e-mail

Police blotter: Trojan horse leads to porn convictions

August 25, 2006 In this week's installment, judge upholds conviction instigated by a hacker who reported incriminating files. TAGS: SubSeven, Police Blotter, conviction, Alabama, hacker, Turkey, law, trial, trojan horse, U.S., photograph, e-mail

Work bill would create new ID database

May 21, 2007 Senate takes up draft legislation creating massive Homeland Security database that would say "yes" or "no" to an employee's eligibility to work. TAGS: legislative counsel, homeland security, employer, U.S., database, bill, law

Republicans propose last-minute spy bill

November 16, 2006 Key Senate Republican frames it as chance for more "resources" and oversight for Bush administration spy program. TAGS: bill, Republican, Bush Administration, chairman, NSA, law, U.S., section, president

Year in review: The politics of privacy

December 31, 2007 Debate centered on how and when to limit federal wiretaps, and the role of tech companies. Meanwhile, the Real ID Act ran into some real opposition. TAGS: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, immunity, cooperation, politics, vote, telecommunications company, lawsuit, law, telecommunications, privacy, Bush Administration, U.S., president

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, Democrat, telecommunications company, terrorist, Bush Administration, telecommunications, law, U.S.

House votes to expand electronic spying powers

September 29, 2006 Republican leaders attack Democrats who voted against the measure, accusing them of supporting privacy rights for terrorists. TAGS: surveillance, bill, Republican, Democrat, terrorist attack, aide, vote, attorney general, president, attack, power, U.S., law, leader

Grandstanding on terrorism and tech

October 9, 2002 IPI Center for Technology Freedom director Bartlett Cleland cautions that zealous policymakers are ignoring the realities of technology in a rush to pass their pet tech projects into law. TAGS: computer attack, NSA, regulation, government, computer security, terrorism, law, attack, security, U.S.

Supreme Court sides with Microsoft in patent spat

April 30, 2007 Justices say software giant can't be held liable when code copied by foreign manufacturers infringes on U.S. patents. TAGS: American Software, blueprint, justice, Alcatel, Lucent Technologies Inc., AT&T Corp., law, Microsoft Corp., U.S., Microsoft Windows

The legislation behind a national ID

February 4, 2008 Federal regulations creating a uniform national ID card are looming. Read the full text of the relevant section of the law. TAGS: driver's license, person, section, birth, Social Security, requirement, law, purpose, U.S., photograph

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, drug, legislation, attorney general, doctor, law, bill, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, service provider, U.S.
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