- Broadband
Bill is a 'Dangerous Fantasy'
- Changing
times in tech mecca
- Blue Martini
Goes Continental
- Nev. lawmakers
OK Internet gambling
- New Navy-Marine
intranet aims to cut legacy apps
- Broadband
Deregulation is Essential
- Ax
moldy, Cold War tech-export law
- Defense
sites track visitors
- Senate
Passes Bill To Ease Copyrights For Net Learning
- Washington
State's Highest Court Upholds Anti-Spam Law
- Florida
Utility Uses CRM To Conserve Energy
- Turkey
restricts Web content
- Legislation
urged to protect corporate data, theft of e-mail addresses
- FTC
Member Says Privacy Concerns Becoming 'Hysteria'
- State
Department behind the Internet times
- House
Leader Resurrects Carnivore Concerns
- Report
Supports Move To End IT Export Controls
- Bangalore
Fishes in Troubled U.S. Tech Waters
- eBay
Lawyer Lobbies U.S. for Spam Bill
- Germany
to Update E-Commerce Law
- Bar
Association May Oppose UCITA
Broadband
Bill is a 'Dangerous Fantasy' A broadband bill before Congress is a "dangerous
fantasy," TechCentralStation.com host James K. Glassman told the House Judiciary
Committee in testimony today Changing
times in tech mecca Computex, the world's third-largest trade show, highlights
chip rivalries, handheld computers and the problems facing Taiwan's tech-heavy
economy. Blue
Martini Goes Continental Blue Martini Software is headed for Europe with
a few new tricks in its bag. The CRM software company with the intoxicating name
has opened a handful of European offices and is toting new language versions of
its application suite. Nev.
lawmakers OK Internet gambling The Silver State has become the cyberstate
as Nevada lawmakers voted to permit Internet gambling by casinos there.
New
Navy-Marine intranet aims to cut legacy apps The Navy-Marine Corps Intranet,
the largest single government IT project in history, is on schedule. And as work
continues, thousands of legacy applications are being discovered and excised.
Broadband
Deregulation is Essential The Eastern Management Group Addresses Citizens
for a Sound Economy Foundation (CSEF) on the Merits of the Internet Freedom and
Broadband Deployment Act Ax
moldy, Cold War tech-export law Computing power dwarfing that used to
build the most advanced weapons is now available to foes of the United States,
making computer-hardware export controls a waste of time. Defense
sites track visitors One in four Web sites run by the Defense Department
have no privacy statement posted, according to an oversight report released.
Senate
Passes Bill To Ease Copyrights For Net Learning The U.S. Senate passed
a bill that would ease copyright restrictions on Internet-based content to allow
more opportunities for distance learning. Washington
State's Highest Court Upholds Anti-Spam Law The Washington State Supreme
Court unanimously overturned a lower court ruling that had struck down the state's
anti-spam law. Florida
Utility Uses CRM To Conserve Energy Florida Power & Light Co. has
launched an Internet-based home energy survey designed to help its customers trim
their electricity consumption. Turkey
restricts Web content Turkey's parliament passed a law that subjects the
Internet to the same restrictions as print media but abandoned plans to require
official permission to set up a Web site. Legislation
urged to protect corporate data, theft of e-mail addresses A congressional
subcommittee exploring the need for new cybercrime legislation was urgedby private-sector
officials to back laws protecting the confidentiality of security data shared
with the government. FTC
Member Says Privacy Concerns Becoming 'Hysteria' Federal Trade Commissioner
Thomas Leary said that he doesn't expect the FTC to impose significant regulations
on B2B exchanges or privacy issues. State
Department behind the Internet times At the State Department, where government
officials are responsible for watching the world, thousands of employees must
get in line to use the Internet. House
Leader Resurrects Carnivore Concerns House Majority Leader Richard Armey
wants to look into privacy concerns associated with the FBI's controversial Carnivore
e-mail surveillance technology. Report
Supports Move To End IT Export Controls A group of 28 national security
experts today released a report recommending that Congress eliminate all federal
export controls on computers, because the existing limits are no longer effective.
Bangalore
Fishes in Troubled U.S. Tech Waters India's technology state Karnataka
is launching a drive to lure U.S. industry players facing cost runs due to a sectoral
slowdown into relocating their operations to its capital Bangalore. eBay
Lawyer Lobbies U.S. for Spam Bill Stricter laws are needed to protect
Internet auction users from spammers who harvest e-mail addresses from auction
sites, an eBay executive told U.S. lawmakers at a House subcommittee on crime
hearing on cybercrime. Germany
to Update E-Commerce Law The German government has drafted an update of
a 1997 teleservices data protection law that would bring it more in line with
the European Union's recent e-commerce directive and ease the heavy regulatory
burden on e-tailers. Bar
Association May Oppose UCITA The Uniform Computer Information Transactions
Act faces more woes, this time from the American Bar Association.
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