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Article | 16/05/2013 NetChoice: California privacy bills are bad for Internet
E-commerce trade group NetChoice takes aim at state legislation -- and at open access and privacy advocates -- in the newest list of bills it deems wo...
Article | 6/05/2013 US Senate approves Internet sales tax
The U.S. Senate has voted to allow states to collect sales tax from online retailers, making it more difficult to buy tax-free products online.
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 | 14/02/2013 Online sales tax bills gather major congressional support
A large group of U.S. lawmakers has reintroduced legislation that would require online retailers to collect sales tax for state and local governments,...
Article | 1/02/2013 FTC: App developers, stores should take new privacy steps
Mobile app developers should provide real-time disclosures to users on the personal information they collect and get permission to collect sensitive i...
Article | 17/01/2013 US lawmaker: Mobile users should be able to delete data
A U.S. lawmaker has proposed legislation that would allow mobile phone users to ask apps to stop collecting their personal data and to delete informat...
Article | 10/01/2013 California AG: Mobile apps should limit data collection
Mobile application developers should minimize privacy surprises for their customers by limiting their data collection and retention and giving users a...
Article | 19/12/2012 US FTC strengthens online children's privacy rules
Websites, mobile apps and online advertising networks targeting children will be required to follow new privacy regulations, including getting a paren...
Article | 3/12/2012 Senators' effort to add Internet sales tax to defense bill falls short
An effort by three U.S. senators to add an Internet sales tax amendment to a military spending bill has failed, at least for now.
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 | 30/11/2011 Privacy groups generally cheer FTC's Facebook settlement
Privacy and technology groups generally applauded a wide-ranging settlement between Facebook and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over the social-net...
Article | 10/11/2011 Senators introduce Internet sales tax bill
Four U.S. senators have introduced legislation that would allow states to collect taxes on Internet sales, even when the seller does not have a physic...
Article | 12/10/2011 Study: Many websites 'leaking' personal info to other firms
Many top websites share their visitors' names, usernames or other personal information with their partners without telling users and, in some cases, w...
Article | 2/08/2011 Tech groups oppose Internet sales tax bill
Several tech trade groups have voiced opposition to new legislation in the U.S. Congress that would require Web-based retailers to collect sales tax f...
Article | 10/05/2011 Privacy groups support new do-not-track bill
Several privacy and civil rights groups voiced support for an online do-not-track bill introduced in the U.S. Senate Monday, saying the legislation wo...

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