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Mass. legislators back Net wine sales

November 15, 2005 Taking cue from Supreme Court decision, commonwealth legislators move to allow online purchases from small out-of-state wineries. TAGS: winery, legislator, wine, Massachusetts, bill

Data privacy standards, American style

October 11, 2005 NetIQ's Kimber Spradlin says that when it comes to data privacy, the EU is way ahead of Uncle Sam. That may be about to change. TAGS: European Union, Patrick Leahy, legislation, HIPAA, legislator, regulation, identity theft, U.S., Europe, health, security

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. TAGS: legislator, Washington, notification, debit card, EMC Corp., bill, Rep., law, state, California, idea

Day 2: Experts talk about ID theft

October 26, 2005 Members of News.com's ID theft roundtable panel open up a discussion with News.com editors and our readers. TAGS: information privacy, tort, legislator, ChoicePoint Inc., identity theft, agency, discussion, security

New tax for broadband customers?

July 1, 2005 Legislators say broadband companies should contribute to fund for rural areas. Customers would bear load. TAGS: legislator, subsidy, broadband, compensation, letter

ICANN bosses slam Net phone regulation

April 15, 2005 Lawmakers who define VoIP as phone technology will paint themselves "into a pretty big corner," Vint Cerf says. TAGS: Vint Cerf, VoIP, legislator, telephony, regulation, regulator, VoIP phone, Internet phone, telecommunications, chairman, opinion

Florida works to kill potential VoIP tax

March 15, 2005 Florida legislators take step toward killing law that could tax businesses using Internet telephony and other networking technologies. TAGS: tax, Florida, legislator, VoIP, IP telephony, telephony, telecommunications

FTC spotlights proposals on P2P risks

December 8, 2004 Trade regulators say file-swapping companies are starting to regulate themselves on consumer issues. TAGS: file-swapping, file-swapping company, P2P, proposal, legislator, risk, letter

iPod forever? Not in its current form

July 14, 2006 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says demand for interoperability will force gadget vendors to bring down tech barriers. TAGS: interoperability, legislator, Apple Computer, France, music player, Yahoo! Inc., Apple iTunes, Apple iPod, IM, Microsoft Corp.

Cox president calls for level playing field

June 6, 2006 Speaking at GlobalComm, he says all he wants is to compete fairly using the same sets of rules the phone companies use. TAGS: legislator, telecommunications, AT&T Corp., rule, president, law, cable company, Verizon Communications, TV, video

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, state, Washington, conference, TV

Va. proposal would track sex offenders by e-mail, IM

December 12, 2006 Backed by MySpace, attorney general to propose law next year that would make his state first to require registration of online aliases. TAGS: Virginia, MySpace, proposal, attorney general, legislator, e-mail address, News Corp., Republican, registry, IM, e-mail, database

Get ready for 'Son of Can-Spam'

October 10, 2005 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh has a bead on lawmakers' latest plans to get tough--once again--on the spam epidemic. TAGS: WhenU, CAN-SPAM Act, federal law, law, legislator, spyware, anti-spyware, adware, e-mail

Navigating the law of unintended consequences

March 14, 2005 A legislative rush to prevent privacy violations could create more problems than they solve, says CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh. TAGS: security breach, law, legislator, New Jersey, Illinois, security, e-mail address, database, password, e-mail

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

Could broad anti-RFID laws cause problems?

July 14, 2005 Panelists at an industry event to evaluate RFID complain of "Luddite" activists, politicians. But they do want encryption. TAGS: RFID, RFID tag, ID card, radio frequency, legislator, smart card, politician, encryption, law, California, radio

When PCs pollute

August 17, 2005 E-waste poses health risks in developing world, and gear makers have to own up to the problem, activists say. TAGS: producer, electronics, gear, legislator, electronics company, India, China, health, U.S., HP, PC

If video games kill, what about the Bible?

March 18, 2005 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says blaming the coarsening of society on the game development community is simply a cop-out. TAGS: video game, legislator, CBS Broadcasting Inc., games, video
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