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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
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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, broadband, bill, P2P, law
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Technology Voters' Guide: Ron Paul
January 3, 2008 Republican thinks a free market is key to broadband expansion and that feds should stay out of mergers and social networks.Special coverage: Election 2008 TAGS: Ron Paul, candidate, federal government, DMCA, legislation, Net Neutrality, high-speed Internet access, Republican, Internet access, broadband, backup, DVD
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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, terrorist, legislation, Democrat, Bush Administration, telecommunications company, law, telecommunications, U.S.
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Detecting an illegal annoyance
January 12, 2006 TAGS: law enforcement, legislation, prosecutor
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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, Mississippi, regulation, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, legislation, law
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Locking down laptops before it's too late
June 20, 2007 Seagate CEO Bill Watkins says the flaw with current legislation is that it does not specify how to encrypt data. TAGS: HIPAA, laptop computer, digital content, legislation, relationship, hard drive, health
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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, attorney general, law, Democrat, bill, proposal, telecommunications, requirement, Internet Service Provider
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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
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Days numbered for tax-free Net sales
April 17, 2007 Governors and state legislatures push for online sales taxes, and Democratic control of Congress could help them. TAGS: tax, Governor, legislation, retailer, food
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Stiff anti-terrorist legislation needed
August 5, 2003 TAGS: Sept. 11, legislation, Declan McCullagh, attack
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When in 'Roam' (or Brussels), elites protect their own
September 20, 2007 Jens F. Laurson and George A. Pieler explain why cell phone roaming charges in Europe remain stuck in the stratosphere. TAGS: euro, Brussels, politician, legislation, telecommunications, Europe
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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: directive, European Union, terrorism, legislation, communication, service provider
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'Buy American' legislation draws fire
May 20, 2005 A tech trade group calls measure forcing Homeland Security to buy products made mainly in America a "lose-lose" proposition. TAGS: legislation, trade, U.S., homeland security, America, China
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Will the feds phase out traditional lightbulbs?
May 8, 2007 Incandescent bulbs have been around for more than 100 years. Senate Energy Committee is working on a bill that might burn them out. TAGS: lightbulb, lamp, light-emitting diode, diode, legislation, organic light-emitting diode, energy, bill, California, idea, U.S.
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A call for Net neutrality debate in U.K.
September 17, 2007 Web's global nature makes it essential for U.K. and Europe to discuss Net neutrality, says British Computer Society president. TAGS: Net Neutrality, U.K., Internet Service Provider, content provider, legislation, European Union, traffic, Europe, U.S., VoIP, president
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Congress spanks naughty sex sites
July 25, 2006 President Bush is expected to sign a bill that targets Net drug sales and sneaky Web sites deemed "harmful to minors." TAGS: Webmaster, bill, crime, legislation, children, president
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National ID plan may have killed immigration bill
June 28, 2007 Privacy advocates say flap over Real ID Act requirements was the last straw for a bill to overhaul immigration laws. TAGS: Real ID Act, immigration, bill, vote, Montana, senator, George W. Bush, ID card, legislation, requirement
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Australian legislation cooks spammers
September 18, 2003 Spammers could incur up to $733,000 in penalties per day for sending junk e-mail--and one lawmaker calls on the United States to follow suit with similar legislation. TAGS: legislation, Australia, spam, penalty, junk e-mail, anti-spam, U.S., e-mail

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