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Article | 25/04/2013 Senators stall vote on Internet sales tax for now
A handful of lawmakers have stalled the U.S. Senate from voting on legislation that would require large Internet and catalog sellers to collect state ...
Article | 25/04/2013 WikiLeaks donations by Visa ruled OK in Iceland
The three-year blockade against donations to WikiLeaks may have just been chiseled away, in Iceland, by a ruling handed down by the European country's...
Article | 24/04/2013 Senator rips self-regulatory do-not-track efforts
The U.S. online advertising industry has not lived up to a promise to stop the online tracking of Internet users who ask advertisers to do so, a senio...
Article | 23/04/2013 Facebook can keep its real name policy, German appellate court decides
Facebook doesn't have to allow nicknames on its platform and can keep its real name policy in Germany, the Administrative Court of Appeals of the Stat...
Article | 22/04/2013 Senate takes major step toward Internet sales tax
The U.S. Senate has voted 74-20 to close debate and move to a final vote on a bill allowing states to collect sales tax from out-of-state Internet and...
Article | 19/04/2013 Survey: Internet users like targeted ads, free content
Internet users overwhelmingly enjoy free Web content supported by advertising, and they'd rather see advertisements targeted toward their interests th...
Article | 18/04/2013 US Senate moves toward Internet sales tax vote
The U.S. Senate has moved toward a vote to impose sales tax on most Internet purchases, with lawmakers likely to vote to close debate on legislation n...
Article | 18/04/2013 Google gets consumer service ultimatum from German consumer groups
Google received an ultimatum Thursday from German consumer organizations that want it to start answering questions from its users via email.
Article | 18/04/2013 US Bitcoin exchange BitFloor shuts down again
The largest Bitcoin exchange in the US, BitFloor, has closed again, this time due to issues with its bank account, according to its founder.
Article | 11/04/2013 Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox suspends service following huge swing in trading price
Mt. Gox, the largest exchange for buying and selling bitcoins, is temporarily shutting down following an uptick in activity on the site sparked by a m...
Article | 11/04/2013 Bitcoin rival Ripple looks to make waves
The online virtual currency Bitcoin has generated some serious buzz lately, with its value soaring past US$200 for the first time this week. Now a sma...
Article | 11/04/2013 Facebook targets ads based on actual user purchases
Facebook has launched a program that will target advertisements based on what users have actually purchased, but said that advertisers will not have d...
Article | 9/04/2013 Bitcoin's price soars to over $200
Bitcoin may just be a "virtual" currency, but there's no denying its rising value. The currency, which last month was trading on the order of roughly ...
Article | 4/04/2013 Mt. Gox under largest DDoS attack as bitcoin price surges
The largest bitcoin exchange said Thursday it is fighting an intense distributed denial-of-service attack it believes is intended at manipulating the ...
Article | 3/04/2013 Online electronics retailer has successful trial with bitcoin-only transactions
An online electronics retailer, Bitcoinstore, has had such a successful trial run accepting only bitcoins for payment that it will continue operating.