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Article | 15/12/2011 Microsoft boosts Office 365 regulatory compliance
Microsoft has taken steps to make Office 365 more attractive to U.S. and European customers who have to comply with regulatory requirements related to...
Article | 14/12/2011 CEA switches positions, now supports Internet sales tax
The Consumer Electronics Association has switched its position on Internet sales taxes, with the huge trade group now supporting the collection of the...
Article | 14/12/2011 Ban all electronics for drivers, US safety agency says
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board recommended on Tuesday that states outlaw the use of all electronic devices, while driving, including ce...
Article | 14/12/2011 Groups still oppose SOPA after proposed amendment
A proposed amendment to the controversial copyright enforcement bill, the Stop Online Piracy Act, has not swayed many opponents to the legislation.
Article | 14/12/2011 Tech stories of 2011: Jobs, Android and Anonymous rank in top 10
In 2011, the increasingly mobile and socially networked world of technology became more intertwined than ever with politics and the law. Patent wars s...
Article | 13/12/2011 House panel to move forward on Stop Online Piracy Act
A U.S. House of Representatives committee has scheduled a debate and vote on controversial copyright legislation, the Stop Online Piracy Act, with the...
Article | 12/12/2011 RIM faces threat again to its service in Indonesia
Indonesia's telecommunications regulator, Badan Regulasi Telekomunikasi Indonesia (BRTI), has renewed its demand that Research In Motion locate a serv...
Article | 10/12/2011 India not interested in pre-screening online content
India never asked Internet companies to pre-screen objectionable content, a federal minister said in interviews with local TV channels.
Article | 9/12/2011 Lawmakers release draft alternative to Stop Online Piracy Act
Two U.S. lawmakers have released an alternative proposal to two controversial bills intended to crack down on online copyright infringement, and they'...
Article | 7/12/2011 Lawmaker proposes cyberthreat sharing organization
A proposal in the U.S. House of Representatives would set up a new semi-independent organization allowing the U.S. government and private companies to...
Article | 6/12/2011 India may overstep its own laws in demanding content filtering
India's reported plans to ask Internet companies to filter objectionable content may overstep the country's own laws, according to legal experts.
Article | 3/12/2011 Lawmakers propose alternative to Stop Online Piracy Act
A group of U.S. lawmakers has proposed an alternative to the controversial copyright enforcement legislation, the Stop Online Piracy Act, with the dra...
Article | 3/12/2011 Committee approves cybersharing bill despite privacy concerns
The U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee has approved a recently introduced bill that would allow greater cyberthreat information shar...
Article | 2/12/2011 House subcommittee approves spectrum incentive auctions
A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee has approved legislation that would provide funding for a nationwide mobile broadband network for public ...
Article | 1/12/2011 Lawmakers express support for Internet sales tax
Several members of the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voiced support Wednesday for legislation that would allow states to collect s...