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Vonage offers free traffic reports

October 23, 2006 Customers in 26 states will be able to dial 511 for free regional traffic reports. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., state

MIT group develops 'mind-reading' device

April 4, 2006 Three researchers have developed a device that alerts wearers to the emotional states of others. TAGS: state, conversation, behavior, researcher, camera

Sony BMG settles rootkit case with 39 states

December 21, 2006 Record label to pay $4.25 million a year after acknowledging that it secretly installed antipiracy software on music CDs. TAGS: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, settlement, digital-rights management, antipiracy, state, rootkit, Massachusetts, Texas, Sony Corp., agreement, California, CD

States struggling to deal with digital documents

April 25, 2006 Minnesota has followed Massachusetts with a bill to adopt open formats, but most states have yet to tackle digital archives. TAGS: Minnesota, CIO, Massachusetts, state, OpenDocument Format, standards, document, agency, office, IBM Corp., format, information technology

Police Blotter: Defendant wins breathalyzer source code

August 9, 2007 Man charged with drunk driving says his attorney needs access to the source code to fight the charges; state supreme court agrees. TAGS: Minnesota, source code, Police Blotter, defendant, prohibition, attorney, state, court

Internet conduct that crosses the state line?

June 6, 2007 Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod says an Illinois decision was an example of muscle-flexing that other states may decide to emulate. TAGS: loan, Illinois, borrower, state, argument, finance

HP investigator argues California can't try him

January 18, 2007 Bryan Wagner, a data broker charged in connection with the HP boardroom scandal, says state's double jeopardy laws protect him from prosecution. TAGS: Bryan Wagner, California, defendant, attorney, crime, state, identity theft, prosecutor, spokesman, HP, Microsoft Office, U.S.

States push to tax Net shopping

April 12, 2006 Tax collectors warn that on April 17, Americans had better fess up to what taxes they've avoided through Internet shopping--or else. TAGS: use tax, B2B, tax, purchase, mail-order, audit, state, Amazon.com Inc., California

Smokers asked to cough up taxes for Web buys

February 18, 2005 Michigan sends bills to more than 500 residents for cigarettes purchased tax-free over the Web. TAGS: tobacco, Michigan, tax, resident, state, bill

Senate rejects extra $300 million for Real ID

July 27, 2007 Opponents of new identification card requirements say move further signals contentious Bush administration-backed plan is "dead in the water." TAGS: Real ID Act, amendment, critic, state, homeland security, requirement, president

Massachusetts CIO quits

October 4, 2006 Louis Gutierrez says he's leaving due to lack of tech funding; move not expected to affect OpenDocument policy. TAGS: Louis Gutierrez, OpenDocument Format, CIO, Massachusetts, state, information technology, bond, policy, letter

Standards to stimulate e-voting?

October 6, 2006 Experts gather at MIT conference to discuss the many obstacles blocking the adoption of voting technology. TAGS: county, e-voting, ballot, state, driver's license, election, standards, Texas, field, conference

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, Rep., Governor, state, law

Mass. holding tight to OpenDocument

July 5, 2006 State is sticking to its plan to standardize on OpenDocument, says the incoming CIO, describing the move as irreversible. TAGS: Louis Gutierrez, OpenDocument Format, CIO, Massachusetts, Stephen O'Grady, open standard, state, information technology, decision, IBM Corp., open source, Microsoft Corp.

Doubts arise over fate of breathalyzer source code

August 10, 2007 Attorney for a man accused of drunk driving predicts device maker won't turn over code, which could lead to charges being dropped. TAGS: Minnesota, source code, state official, attorney, state

Senators skeptical of Real ID Act rules

March 26, 2007 Two years after voting for federalized ID cards, some politicians are having second thoughts about the rules. TAGS: Real ID Act, senator, homeland security, ID card, state, requirement, Sen., rule

Mass. to use Microsoft Office in ODF plan

August 24, 2006 In letter seen by CNET News.com, commonwealth says it'll use Office suite plug-in as it moves to standardized format. TAGS: Louis Gutierrez, OpenDocument Format, Massachusetts, disability, state, Microsoft Office, agency, information technology, OpenOffice, letter, document, open source, Microsoft Corp.

Voter databases must be secured, report says

February 17, 2006 Computer scientists sound privacy, security alarms about new voter registration databases required by federal law. TAGS: Diebold Inc., scientist, state, election, deadline, database, Florida, security, Adobe PDF

Renewing the push to collect Net taxes

September 9, 2005 Thirteen states soon will begin simplifying administration of their sales taxes. But will out-of-state retailers ever collect them? TAGS: tax, compliance, state, drink, push, mail-order, agreement, Governor, retailer, food

Men sued for spam pushing fake diplomas

December 6, 2004 Pennsylvania says e-mail boasting university degrees requiring no classes or tests violate consumer protection law. TAGS: Pennsylvania, degree, university, attorney general, state, e-mail
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