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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, European Union, legislation, identity theft, commission, crime, law

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, Comcast Corp., BitTorrent, broadband provider, legislation, broadband, bill, law, P2P

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

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, Mississippi, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, legislation, law

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

When in 'Roam' (or Brussels), elites protect their own

September 20, 2007 Jens F. Laurson and George A. Pieler explain why cell phone roaming charges in Europe remain stuck in the stratosphere. TAGS: euro, Brussels, politician, legislation, telecommunications, Europe

Australian legislation cooks spammers

September 18, 2003 Spammers could incur up to $733,000 in penalties per day for sending junk e-mail--and one lawmaker calls on the United States to follow suit with similar legislation. TAGS: legislation, Australia, spam, penalty, junk e-mail, anti-spam, U.S., e-mail

Technology Voters' Guide: Ron Paul

January 3, 2008 Republican thinks a free market is key to broadband expansion and that feds should stay out of mergers and social networks.Special coverage: Election 2008 TAGS: Ron Paul, candidate, federal government, DMCA, Net Neutrality, high-speed Internet access, legislation, broadband, Republican, Internet access, backup, DVD

Locking down laptops before it's too late

June 20, 2007 Seagate CEO Bill Watkins says the flaw with current legislation is that it does not specify how to encrypt data. TAGS: HIPAA, laptop computer, digital content, legislation, relationship, hard drive, health

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., government, law

A call for Net neutrality debate in U.K.

September 17, 2007 Web's global nature makes it essential for U.K. and Europe to discuss Net neutrality, says British Computer Society president. TAGS: Net Neutrality, U.K., content provider, Internet Service Provider, legislation, Europe, European Union, VoIP, U.S., president

Australians take aim at spyware

May 12, 2005 Those convicted of installing spyware or cookies could face up to two years in prison, under new Australian legislation. TAGS: spyware, Democrat, legislation, security

Study: Regulations driving security spending

September 29, 2003 A poll of corporate executives finds that companies are increasing spending on security to satisfy legislation--not necessarily because they see the light. TAGS: legislation, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, HIPAA, regulation, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, security, survey, information technology

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

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

EU data retention directive gets final nod

February 22, 2006 The European Union says the controversial legislation is necessary to help fight terrorism and organized crime. TAGS: directive, European Union, terrorism, legislation, communication, service provider
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