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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, crime, commission, law

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

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, bill, broadband, P2P, law

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

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

U.K. law mashes spam

September 19, 2003 It will soon be an offense for a British company to send unsolicited junk mail to personal e-mail accounts--but not to a business address. TAGS: spam, legislation, Britain, law, U.K., European Union, e-mail, U.S., PC

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., law, government

Explaining N.Y.'s proposed Wi-Fi law

November 17, 2005 Westchester County exec Andy Spano says passage of a proposed New York bill will help, not hinder, protection of personal data. TAGS: legislation, Wi-Fi, New York, law, article, wireless network, laptop computer, security, database

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

Utah may erase early but unused e-commerce law

December 19, 2005 In 1996, the state won applause for enacting a digital-signature law. Now it may go away. TAGS: Utah, digital signature, information security, law, e-commerce, signature, legislation, state, key

ESA will sue to block Michigan game law

September 14, 2005 Video game industry's lobbying arm plans to file suit against the governor over legislation banning the sale of violent games. TAGS: Michigan, video game, Governor, legislation, law, Grand Theft Auto, Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., bill, sale, video, games

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, record, Rep., DSL, law, 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, cable company, entry, law, government, telecommunications, programming, video

GOP revives ISP-tracking legislation

February 7, 2007 New "law and order agenda" proposes data retention requirements. Also, owners of racy Web sites would have to post labels or go to prison. TAGS: Internet provider, Alberto Gonzales, legislation, Bush Administration, Rep., agenda, Republican, Colorado, Democrat, attorney general, law, bill, proposal, telecommunications, requirement, Internet 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, legislation, mechanism, attorney, Internet Service Provider, Internet service, U.S., service provider, 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, legislation, attorney general, Washington, law, legislator, state, advice, nation, e-commerce, anti-spam, Internet Service Provider, solution, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

Tougher data-leak law proposed

April 11, 2005 Update to ID theft bill aims to strengthen protections for consumers, after a slew of incidents where people's info was exposed. TAGS: consumer credit, identity theft, ChoicePoint Inc., bill, legislation, law, California, asset, organization

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, claim, e-mail, property, Internet Service Provider, Internet service, asset, service provider

President signs pretexting bill into law

January 16, 2007 Federal law makes it illegal to buy, sell or obtain personal phone records through fraudulent means; violations could yield prison time. TAGS: pretexting, legislation, president, measure, bill, record, law, HP

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, framework, legislation, evidence, law, Internet Service Provider, service provider, Microsoft Corp.