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CA exec urges Asia to strengthen data-breach laws

September 28, 2007 Security sales director says region should follow Japan's example to ensure companies take data security more seriously. TAGS: Asia, data security, identity management, penalty, Computer Associates International Inc., law, Japan, foundation, network security, region, Singapore, security, enterprise security, exec, U.S., California

How to hinder, not help, social networks

December 4, 2007 iMega chairman Joe Brennan says digital innovators face increased risks because of politically motivated short-term fixes by state governments. TAGS: social networking, North Carolina, minor, MySpace, law, government, U.S.

Year in review: The politics of privacy

December 31, 2007 Debate centered on how and when to limit federal wiretaps, and the role of tech companies. Meanwhile, the Real ID Act ran into some real opposition. TAGS: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, immunity, Real ID Act, vote, politics, cooperation, debate, law, privacy, telecommunications company, lawsuit, Bush Administration, telecommunications, president, U.S.

Calif. gov. signs law to punish 'phishing' scams

October 1, 2005 Bill is first of its kind in the United States. TAGS: phishing, law, California, U.S.

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

Spy czar urges extension of warrantless-wiretap law

September 18, 2007 Many Democrats say there are too many unanswered questions about the scope of the Bush administration's surveillance activities. TAGS: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, warrant, foreigner, Democrat, Bush Administration, law, telephone call, government, Republican, U.S., e-mail

The legislation behind a national ID

February 4, 2008 Federal regulations creating a uniform national ID card are looming. Read the full text of the relevant section of the law. TAGS: driver's license, person, section, birth, nuclear power, requirement, Social Security, purpose, law, photograph, U.S.

FAQ: How far does the new wiretap law go?

August 6, 2007 Protect America Act signed Sunday temporarily makes it easier for the feds to eavesdrop on calls and e-mail. But what are the privacy impacts? TAGS: NSA, vote, Democrat, George W. Bush, law, FAQ, town, bill, Bush Administration, power, U.S., e-mail

Neteller blames job cuts on U.S. gambling crackdown

February 18, 2007 U.S. law forbidding online payments to gambling sites forces Neteller to trim about 250 jobs in Canada and the U.K. TAGS: online payment, U.S., Canada, law, payment

U.S. should keep its laws at home

August 6, 2003 American companies all too often feel that U.S. laws, customs and practices should apply to them even when they operate outside the United States. TAGS: U.S. company, law, U.S., Microsoft Corp.

U.S. handed deadline to clarify Net gambling rules

August 22, 2005 WTO says the government has until next April to align its regulations with global rules designed to promote free trade. TAGS: World Trade Organization, deadline, rule, U.S., law

Security firms on police spyware, in their own words

July 17, 2007 Will companies that make antispyware software detect key loggers implanted by federal agents? We survey 13 companies and include their answers verbatim. TAGS: AVG, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Grisoft, spyware, police, security company, ZoneAlarm, policy, regulation, keylogger, anti-spyware, survey, security, law, agency, agent

Work bill would create new ID database

May 21, 2007 Senate takes up draft legislation creating massive Homeland Security database that would say "yes" or "no" to an employee's eligibility to work. TAGS: legislative counsel, employer, homeland security, bill, law, database, U.S.

U.S. joins European cybercrime convention

October 2, 2006 The U.S. government ratifies a multilateral effort dealing with worms, fraud and child exploitation. TAGS: law, U.S.

U.S. cooks up most spam

August 25, 2004 Study shows majority of junk mail sent around the globe originates from United States, despite new laws meant to curb it. TAGS: spam, Sophos Plc., CAN-SPAM Act, Graham Cluley, globe, South Korea, law, U.S., China, e-mail, security

EU directive could spark patent war

October 3, 2003 Merits aside, the European Union's proposed directive on software patents could lead to chaos, because it's out of step with U.S. laws, analysts say. TAGS: directive, amendment, European Union, patent, Gartner Inc., law, U.S.

Supreme Court sides with Microsoft in patent spat

April 30, 2007 Justices say software giant can't be held liable when code copied by foreign manufacturers infringes on U.S. patents. TAGS: American Software, justice, blueprint, Alcatel, Lucent Technologies Inc., AT&T Corp., law, Microsoft Corp., U.S., Microsoft Windows

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, attorney general, bill, Internet Service Provider, law, Internet service, service provider, U.S.

Senate passes bill touting energy-efficient servers

December 8, 2006 President expected to sign off on law that could draw attention to products that offer "clean tech" solutions. TAGS: data center, bill, law, server, president, Sun Microsystems Inc., U.S.

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, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, attorney, service provider, U.S., e-mail
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