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RSS laws"Antiquated" laws helping online fraudsters escape
News UK payments industry body Apacs has warned that data protection laws are hindering data sharing which could alert banks and retailers to fraud attempts. Riten Gohil of the fraud control division at Apacs told silicon.com: "The difficulties are that... [09 Dec 2005]
Security professionals back tougher laws for hackers
News And many are urging the government to now 'go the distance' and ensure the bill is passed and the new laws come into effect as soon as possible - and are policed effectively. Simon Perry, VP security strategy at CA, said the bill is a very positive... [26 Jan 2006]
Data breach laws 'need to be fair'
News Dunkelberger said data breaches may still continue to happen in those US states with notification legislation - but the laws have raised awareness and made it easier for victims of data breaches to understand what action they need to take. [19 Sep 2007]
ID cards won't comply with data protection laws
News The UK's data protection watchdog has again hit out at the government's ID card scheme, claiming it is not compliant with data protection laws. Information Commissioner Richard Thomas was speaking at an Institute of Public Policy Research... [17 Nov 2004]
US government relaxes encryption export laws
News The US government has relaxed its export laws to allow all encryption products available to the general public in the US to be exported without need for special licences. Producers of security software will be able to get a one-off licence to cover... [13 Jan 2000]
US judge rules against universal e-privacy laws
News A Washington state judge has ruled that privacy laws held over traditional communication methods should not apply to email and chat rooms, according to a US wire today. The landmark ruling is likely to upset privacy rights lobbyists; it came from a... [14 Jan 2000]
On Power-Laws in SDH Transport Networks
White Paper It is has been previously demonstrated that Internet topologies which were once considered unstructured networks with no global design processes actually follow power-laws, both at the router level and the AS (Autonomous System) domain level. [21 Oct 2004]
EC consults industry to settle cross-border e-trade laws
News The European Commission wants to work out which courts and which laws should govern international trade conflicts. It recently proposed updating EU laws on consumer contracts to make online sales subject to the laws of the state where the end-user... [04 Nov 1999]
Controversial ecommerce laws resurface in Home Office Bill
News DTI removes cybercrime laws from Ecommerce Bill http://www.silicon.com/a35185 UK businesses could be facing an even tougher battle over decryption and Web surveillance after the launch of the Electronic Communications Bill, according to one leading... [22 Nov 1999]
DTI removes cybercrime laws from Ecommerce Bill
News The DTI hopes it can speed the Bill through, making it the first set of laws to be passed in the new millennium. The long-awaited Ecommerce Bill has finally been published in a form that spells victory for privacy lobbyists and the business community. [21 Nov 1999]
UK government enlists BBC to avoid breaking disability laws
News UK government Webmasters have turned to the BBC for a free software fix to help them comply with new laws on disability. The Disability and Discrimination Act, which comes into force on 1 October, is aimed primarily at high street shops and... [30 Sep 1999]
Ecommerce laws to go live in 18 months
News The European Commission said the legislation will sweep away the outdated laws of many countries which have been holding back the growth of ecommerce. Member states usually have between two and three years to either change existing laws or draft... [05 May 2000]
Eighteen months 'too late' for ecommerce laws
News Member states technically have 18 months to bring their national laws into compliance with the European Directive, but Palacio insisted there is no reason to wait that long. Many of the member states were beginning to draft laws on this issue, and... [08 May 2000]
Australians boast of better spam laws
News It accused UK ecommerce minister Stephen Timms of "bungling" the implementation of anti-spam laws. In strongly worded criticism of current legislation, Tim Muris characterised the dozen or so bills as well intentioned, but he warned they "will do... [21 Oct 2003]
Analysis: Politicians botching tech laws
Comment In other words, state and federal laws regulating technology often invoke an even more powerful rule: the law of unintended consequences. But as they say elsewhere, you can't suspend the laws of physics. [12 May 2004]
