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  • How to protect yourself from Auction Fraud
  • Education Called key to Bridging Digital Divide
  • Open Source Licensing Battle Comes to an end
  • Bills Would Protect Against Net Surveillance
  • Trading Net Privacy at E-Checkout
  • Indicators Coming Up Short
  • E-Biz Seal Of Approval
  • Antitrust, consumers: Incompatible goals
  • In Defense Of WAP
  • Time Running Out For High Tech Legislation
  • FCC Delays Open Access Inquiry
  • EU Says It Must Be Decisive On Tech Mergers
  • Anti Piracy Features
  • Restricting SPAM
  • Net Tax Would Cost Jobs
  • At privacy conference, government regulation starts to look inevitable
  • Art of Global recruiting
  • White House launches new federal government Web site
  • House subcommittee votes to ban Internet fees
  • Digital Cash Can Thwart Us
  • NASA Hackers Go Down In Flames

 

How to protect yourself from Auction Fraud
Shocking new statistics show auctions are the leading source of fraud online. Don't be a victim. Protect yourself with my guide to safe online auctioning.

Education Called key to Bridging Digital Divide
Information technology has led to greater efficiencies between businesses, higher labor productivity, lower costs and improved living standards around the world.

Open Source Licensing Battle Comes to an end
Open source licensing battle comes to an end

Bills Would Protect Against Net Surveillance
Shocked at how simple it is for law enforcement to get court permission to see the telephone numbers people dial, legislators Wednesday discussed new bills aimed at tightening surveillance laws and put final touches on a plan to address workplace privacy.

Trading Net Privacy at E-Checkout
Signs are multiplying that online privacy is fast becoming a moot point - at least for shoppers.

Indicators Coming Up Short
Financial experts say it's time to throw out old economic indicators and install updated measures that more closely track the vitals of the new economy.

E-Biz Seal Of Approval
The nation's largest association of accountants is finalizing standards for companies engaged in Web commerce. But earning its seal of approval might prove too costly for the very e-businesses that stand to gain the most.

Antitrust, consumers: Incompatible goals
To a layman, it seems clear that antitrust law doesn't always protect consumers, says John Dodge.

In Defense Of WAP
Lately, Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) has been criticized for being too slow, too expensive and on the verge of obsolescence.

Time Running Out For High Tech Legislation
School's in, but Congress is almost out of session. With a few short weeks left, how are the kids on Capitol Hill doing with the assortment of high-tech bills on their desks?

FCC Delays Open Access Inquiry
Inquiry into what federal regulations should govern high-speed Internet access over cable television systems.

EU Says It Must Be Decisive On Tech Mergers
Regulators must act decisively to prevent the emergence of a small group of dominant companies in hi-tech sectors of the economy

Anti Piracy Features
FCC to Require Anti-Piracy Features in Digital TVs, VCRs

Restricting SPAM
Despite Outcry, Existing Laws Already Restrict Spam

Net Tax Would Cost Jobs
An expansion of Internet sales taxes could cost the state of California 100,000 jobs by 2002, according to a report released by a privately funded think tank.

At privacy conference, government regulation starts to look inevitable
There was little doubt among most attendees at Global Privacy Summit that comprehensive legislation governing online data privacy is on the way.

Art of Global recruiting
So your US-based company is ready for overseas expansion. Be careful -- what many Americans consider standard hiring practices can be irksome or downright rude outside the United States.

White House launches new federal government Web site
FirstGov.gov, a new Web site that provides a single point of access to some 27 million government Web pages, went online today. But analysts said its value to business users is by no means certain.

House subcommittee votes to ban Internet fees
The telecommunications subcommittee makes a surprise move to bar federal regulators from imposing any fees on Internet traffic, including voice services.

Digital Cash Can Thwart Us
A confidential Treasury Department report wants to force insurers and travel agents to report 'suspicious' financial activities. The feds fret that the Net and e-cash will interfere with agents' ability to monitor Americans' activities.

NASA Hackers Go Down In Flames
Two hackers who allegedly entered the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) and other government and university computers are feeling the real-time pinch of the long arm of the law...

 

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