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 on the Internet. The new dangers were brought home in mid-August when a former call centre worker handed authorities a [...]
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. The online auction operator is trying to change that perception with WorldofGood.com, a Web site due to launch Wednesday to [...]
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 toward implementing a free-trade deal with the United States. The change gives member states the right to make their own [...]
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 net neutrality. As President, John McCain would: Encourage investment in innovation Develop a skilled work force Champion open and fair [...]
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, despite rising consumer concern about online safety. The report found that [U.S.] state officials were spending only 40 per cent [...]