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Reason July 2003 Jesse Walker |
The Big Block Last year Pennsylvania passed a bill to crack down on child pornography online. The cause was uncontroversial, but the law's approach -- requiring Internet Service Providers to block Web sites based on their Internet Protocol addresses -- drew immediate criticism from the technology community. |
InternetNews February 15, 2007 Roy Mark |
Privacy Groups Hit ISP Data Storage Bill New proposal would give Department of Justice wide discretion over how much and how long ISPs must keep customer data, such as IP addresses. |
InternetNews April 20, 2006 Roy Mark |
AG Wants Tougher Net Porn Laws U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales rolled out a series of proposals today aimed at cracking down on Internet child pornography. |
InternetNews September 20, 2006 Roy Mark |
AG Wants ISPs to Hold Data Longer U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales renewed his call for greater data retention by Internet service providers as part of the Department of Justice's campaign against online child pornography. |
InternetNews September 30, 2004 Roy Mark |
DOJ to Appeal Patriot Act Ruling Judge says 'democracy abhors undue secrecy' as he strikes down provisions that allow the FBI to obtain names from ISPs without judicial authority. The DOJ isn't buying it. |
Reason May 2009 Jacob Sullum |
'Sexting' Scare The problem of teenagers posting nude photos of themselves online and sending them via cell phone. |
InternetNews December 7, 2007 David Needle |
New Bill Demands ISPs Report Online Child Exploitation The U.S. House of Representatives this week passed a new bill putting ISPs on notice they face big penalties for not reporting child pornography and other illegal exploitation of children online. |
InternetNews April 18, 2007 Roy Mark |
WARNING: This Label Is Worthless Ignoring a string of legal defeats, Congress turns again to the idea of labels for Web sites containing obscene material. |
InternetNews May 2, 2006 Roy Mark |
House May Light ISP Data Retention Fire Colorado Democrat wants ISPs to keep users' records for at least one year. |
Reason July 2009 Jesse Walker |
The Blurry Boundaries of Child Porn Not every illicit image is equally offensive. |
Reason October 2005 Julian Sanchez |
Porn Inspectors Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is eager to keep a closer eye on porn -- and this is one time the adult entertainment industry would prefer a smaller audience. |
AskMen.com |
Infinite Jail Terms For Sex Crimes? The Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of a federal law that permits sex offenders to be kept behind bars after they complete their prison terms. |
InternetNews June 2, 2006 Roy Mark |
Tech Talks Data Retention With DoJ Shrouded in secrecy, top tech executives met Friday with the Department of Justice over a proposal that Internet service providers retain customer records for up to two years. |
InternetNews June 3, 2005 Jim Wagner |
Will Webmasters Move to .xxx? The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number has given its initial approval for an Internet red-light district, but will anyone show up? |
Information Today March 14, 2013 George H. Pike |
Copyright Alert System to Warn, Then Punish, Peer-to-Peer File Sharing After months of delays, a coalition of content providers and Internet Service Providers launched the Copyright Alert System, a "six strikes" structure that will notify, then potentially punish users for illegal file sharing. |
InternetNews February 20, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Privacy Groups Blast ISP Data-Retention Bill Privacy advocates are lashing out at a renewed effort by lawmakers to impose requirements on ISPs and wireless network operators to keep records about the identities of Internet users. |
IEEE Spectrum June 2010 Elise Ackerman |
Censorship Down Under Australia's proposed Internet restrictions would be more sweeping than any yet seen in a democratic country |
InternetNews January 25, 2011 |
Lawmakers Call for ISP Data-Retention Rules Under pressure from law enforcement agencies that service providers delete subscriber records too quickly, House panel airs bipartisan support for retention mandate. |
Salon.com April 19, 2000 Damien Cave |
Can spam be canned? ISPs spend millions annually fighting spam; a federal law headed for the House promises scant relief. |
Reason January 2005 Brian Doherty |
Homeschool Revolt Pennsylvania parents resist homeschooling regulation citing the Religious Freedom Protection Act.. |
InternetNews March 27, 2007 Roy Mark |
Supreme Court to Hear Online Pandering Case Bush administration hopes high court will reverse decision that parts of PROTECT Act violate free speech rights. |
Information Today June 16, 2015 Nancy K. Herther |
The FCC's New Open Internet Order Faces the Realities of Implementation The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) 2010 Open Internet Order was intended to prevent broadband ISPs from blocking or interfering with traffic on the web to ensure the internet remained a level playing field for any user. |
InternetNews January 20, 2006 Roy Mark |
FBI: Adequate Laws Exist to Combat Child Porno The FBI told a senate panel Thursday afternoon no more new laws are needed to deal with online child pornography, insisting existing prohibitions are more than adequate to prosecute kiddie porn purveyors. |
PC Magazine October 28, 2003 |
Libraries Face Up to Filters When a divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled this summer that federally funded libraries must install software filters on public-access computers, the decision capped off a fiery debate over library patrons' First Amendment rights. Months later, it's clear the controversy isn't over. |
InternetNews January 16, 2004 Roy Mark |
ISPs Ignore RIAA's New P2P Ploy A cold shoulder so far for a proposal that ISPs become agents in the battle against copyright infringement |
InternetNews November 3, 2004 Michael Singer |
Data Dumps Recommended for ISPs Limiting the amount of customer information reduces the risk and cost of dealing with The Digital Millennium Copyright Act 'take down' requests. |
InternetNews November 29, 2005 Roy Mark |
ISPs Making Progress on Spam Internet service providers are making progress in slowing spam, according to a recent Federal Trade Commission study. |
Home Theater March 27, 2009 |
AT&T Is RIAA's First ISP Ally AT&T will begin sending warning notices to its internet service customers who engage in illegal file sharing. |
InternetNews November 12, 2008 Christopher Saunders |
Media Spotlight Scatters a Botnet Host ISPs spring into action after a mainstream publication fingers a U.S. Web hosting company for its role in the global spam and malware epidemic. |
InternetNews April 22, 2004 Roy Mark |
New Fight to Protect Exploited Children Online Backed with a new $1 million contribution, law enforcement agencies to receive technology training from Microsoft and friends to trace Internet child pornographers. |
CIO November 1, 2005 Matt Villano |
Seeing No Evil CIOs are growing increasingly frustrated at the laissez-faire attitude of many ISPs toward security. Is it time to consider regulating the ISP industry? |
InternetNews April 21, 2006 Roy Mark |
Deemed Obscene The Bush administration is launching an assault against the First Amendment rights of Internet users. |
InternetNews May 11, 2005 Jim Wagner |
Suit Filed Against Spam Ring The Massachusetts' Attorney General files suit against seven alleged spammers with operations around the world. |
InternetNews May 17, 2004 |
Feds Launch P2P Child Porno Sweep Multi-agency probe results in arrests of individuals using file-sharing software to distribute images of child pornography. |
InternetNews June 5, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
FTC Shutters 'Rogue' ISP, Settles Spyware Case The Federal Trade Commission has put the kibosh on an ISP it says was a front for overseas criminals, and settled its complaint against Sears' use of tracking software. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2007 Marion Asnes |
Bookshelf In The Home Seller's Guide to Tax Savings 2007, Julian Block thoroughly explains how to take best advantage of the 2006 tax-law changes that govern buying and selling a primary residence. |
InternetNews May 26, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner |
MSN Spam Postman Delivers Twice MSN Postmaster and Smart Network Data Services are the latest efforts from Microsoft in the war on the spam. |
PC Magazine July 7, 2011 Chloe Albanesius |
Pirates Beware, ISPs Agree to Copyright Alert System A coalition of copyright holders and ISPs like Comcast and Verizon have signed up for the "Copyright Alert System," which will provide notices to consumers if their ISP suspects there is illegal downloading going on. |
ifeminists January 4, 2009 Martin Green |
A defense of pornography Pornography is an anathema in polite society, while hundreds of millions use it in private. This is 'cognitive dissonance' on a huge scale -- saying one thing and doing another. |
AskMen.com |
No Porn For China China is requiring personal computers sold domestically to carry software that blocks online pornography and other Web sites -- potentially giving the government new control over the Internet with a tool the developer said Monday will give parents more oversight. |
InternetNews August 20, 2010 |
RIAA Couples Piracy With Net Neutrality Debate Coalition of the leading trade groups representing the music industry prevails on Google to factor in copyright protections in its proposal for net neutrality rules. |
InternetNews February 13, 2004 Janis Mara |
Mailers and ISPs: Can't We All Just Get Along? Traditionally, e-mailer marketers felt ISPs, in their struggle to contain the ever-growing spam epidemic, were too distracted or untrusting to ensure legitimate messages got through to recipients. |
Investment Advisor September 2009 James J. Green |
Numerology: Kids Ain't Cheap The latest Department of Agriculture child-rearing study reports that a two-parent, middle-income family can expect to spend $221,190 to raise a child born in 2008. |
InternetNews February 5, 2007 Andy Patrizio |
Peering Into Darknets to Spotlight Threats Network security firm Arbor Networks has introduced ATLAS, an initiative allowing ISPs to monitor darknets for whatever wanders into them. |
InternetNews October 17, 2005 Roy Mark |
Online Smut Peddler Takes Guilty Plea The FBI says a Washington, D.C., man had 11,000 images of child pornography for Internet distribution. |
ifeminists September 17, 2009 Wendy McElroy |
Kids are like the Gorgon. Do not gaze too long. For many months I have been crying out against the political hysteria that currently surrounds issues of child abuse, child sexuality, etc. The witch hunt has made men into presumed criminals. |
Entrepreneur May 2004 Catherine Seda |
Stopped in Your Tracks? We've got 5 tips to make sure your e-mails don't get tagged as spam. |
InternetNews October 19, 2006 Roy Mark |
Feds Still Stumping For Data Retention Regs Department of Homeland Security, FBI tell police chiefs ISPs should keep more customer data for longer periods. |
InternetNews February 4, 2005 Jim Wagner |
Experts Clarify ISP Spam Threat A recent surge in spam originating from ISP e-mail servers has the industry roiled, but an e-mail industry 'meltdown' isn't imminent. |