Germany updates data protection laws
Yahoo!News reveals that “German ministers agreed on Thursday to update data protection laws for the digital age in the wake of scandals showing how easily personal details can be bought [...]
EBay launches socially and environmentally conscious market place
Yahoo!News writes that “[m]ost consumers probably associate eBay Inc. more with vintage lunch boxes and low-priced electronics than with laptop bags made from recycled plastic by women in New Delhi. [...]
Be Careful What You Wish For: How the Jacobsen v. Katzer Decision Could Hurt the Free Software Movement
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in Jacobsen v. Katzer, issued a very important decision in a case of first impression relating to the enforcement [...]
Peru closer to free-trade deal with the United States
The Seattle Times reports that “[a] South American trade group gave member states the go-ahead to set their own intellectual property laws on Thursday, letting Peru clear a key hurdle [...]
John McCain’s Tech Policy Unveiled Today
Read it here. Among other things he's for "open and fair" trade and preserving the FCC’s 4 freedoms, but will not be in favor of a prescriptive, legislative approach to [...]
Report claims U.S. officials need to spend more time on investigating online fraud
ITNews writes that “[a] report by the Center for American Progress and the Center for Democracy and Technology has found there is too little action being taken against online criminals, [...]