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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: European Union, directive, terrorism, legislation, communication, service provider

Europe to push ahead with ISP snooping law

June 9, 2005 Despite rejection by European Parliament, legislation that would require ISPs to retain customer data moves ahead. TAGS: proposal, Internet Service Provider, legislation, committee, Europe, service provider, U.K., e-mail

Senator wants VoIP to be regulation-free

January 10, 2004 U.S. Sen. John Sununu says he's preparing legislation to keep broadband telephone service providers from being "smothered by state and federal regulators." TAGS: John Sununu, VoIP, telephone service provider, regulator, VoIP company, senator, Consumer Electronics Show, phone provider, legislation, VoIP service, service provider, regulation, Sen., broadband, tax, IP

Backer of ISP snooping slams industry

May 3, 2006 Congresswoman expresses frustration with ISPs resisting legislation that would require record retention. TAGS: congresswoman, Internet Service Provider, Internet service, Alberto Gonzales, legislation, service provider, investigation, requirement, record

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

Attorney general to talk data retention with new Congress

January 18, 2007 Alberto Gonzales says it's critical to ensure that law enforcement is able to get its hands on subscriber data from ISPs. TAGS: Alberto Gonzales, attorney general, legislation, Internet Service Provider, aide, Utah, Republican, Internet service, service provider

Maryland lawmakers pass antispam legislation

April 14, 2004 The law would make spamming a criminal offense, with penalties that could include up to 10 years of jail time. TAGS: Maryland, lawmaker, anti-spam, spamming, CAN-SPAM Act, legislation, penalty, state, Time Warner Inc., Internet Service Provider, Internet service, America Online Inc., service provider, e-mail

FBI director wants ISPs to track users

October 17, 2006 Robert Mueller becomes latest Bush administration official to call for ISPs to store customers' data. TAGS: Alberto Gonzales, Internet Service Provider, legislation, Bush Administration, Rep., law enforcement, Internet provider, attorney general, record, proposal, Internet service, service provider, representative

Interpol: Give us tools to fight cybercrime

March 21, 2006 International police want to see new global legislation dealing with cybercrime; Microsoft also pushes for stronger laws. TAGS: cybercrime, phishing, legislation, framework, evidence, law, Internet Service Provider, service provider, Microsoft Corp.

FBI plans new Net-tapping push

July 8, 2006 New legislation, seen by News.com, would force ISPs and net gear makers to build in Big Brother. TAGS: CALEA, Cisco Systems Inc., legislation, Internet Service Provider, Internet service, proposal, VoIP, service provider, broadband

ISP snooping plans take backseat

May 18, 2006 Republican committee chair says he won't go ahead with proposal to require Net providers to store data on customers. TAGS: Alberto Gonzales, Internet provider, hosting company, legislation, Internet Service Provider, proposal, Rep., attorney general, record, service provider, Republican, Internet service, chairman, e-mail

Who owns your e-mail address?

May 19, 2004 Standpipe Studios CEO Mark Phillips says the implications of increasing rates of spam pose a threat to the continued use of e-mail. TAGS: e-mail address, spam, law, legislation, e-mail, claim, property, Internet Service Provider, Internet service, asset, service provider

Why we've finally canned spam

December 16, 2003 U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Conrad Burns say critics overlook the real impact that the law they wrote will have in the reduction of unwanted e-mail. TAGS: spammer, CAN-SPAM Act, bill, David Berlind, spam, critic, law, mechanism, legislation, Internet service, attorney, Internet Service Provider, U.S., service provider, e-mail

Congress may make ISPs snoop on you

May 16, 2006 Proposed law targets bloggers, search engines, and Web sites that might "facilitate" access to unlawful pornography. TAGS: Alberto Gonzales, data mining, Bush Administration, legislation, Republican, law, Internet Service Provider, proposal, spokesman, service provider, search engine

Data retention bill expected next week

September 21, 2006 Proposal expected to require Internet providers to keep customer information for a year for police convenience. TAGS: Internet provider, Rep., legislation, Alberto Gonzales, Republican, Colorado, proposal, Bush Administration, attorney general, Internet Service Provider, Internet service, telecommunications, chairman, service provider, Adobe PDF
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