Friday | 9 January, 2009

Stories about: Trade and Consumer Protection

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    Opposition to Google's DoubleClick deal mounting 08/11/2007 09:18:32

    For some privacy advocates, Google's proposed US$3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick represents a major threat.
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    US Congress to scrutinize Google-DoubleClick acquisition 23/07/2007 09:21:21

    A U.S. House of Representatives' subcommittee is investigating Google's proposed US$3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick.
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    Antispyware advocates try, try again in US Congress 16/03/2007 10:15:58

    Members of the U.S. House of Representatives' Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Thursday heard a chorus of support from various industry representatives for a proposed new spyware bill.
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    Decentralization key to infrastructure protection 20/12/2001 10:53:30

    Decentralized systems, such as those used by electronic communications networks (ECN) to trade securities, are a good model for protecting systems from catastrophic attacks such as Sept. 11, financial executives told a U.S. House subcommittee today.
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    Companies defend privacy practices before Congress 30/07/2001 08:00:00

    Officials at some top U.S. companies today defended their data privacy policies before Congress and urged lawmakers to show restraint in imposing regulatory burdens on those practices.
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    Study: US privacy proposals could cost billions 11/05/2001 07:48:00

    The cost of complying with privacy legislation now pending in Congress could run well into the billions of dollars for companies doing business online, according to a report released Tuesday by the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT).
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    Study: Privacy proposals could cost billions 10/05/2001 08:45:00

    The cost of complying with privacy legislation now pending in Congress could run well into the billions of dollars for companies doing business online, according to a report released Tuesday by the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT).
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    Internet Tax Report In, But Issue Isn't Over 13/04/2000 12:01:01

    Despite the work of a 19-member commission that met for 10 months, heard from more than 55 experts, received thousands of pieces of mail and formally presented a 150-page report to Congress Wednesday, the issue of Internet sales taxes is as unresolved as ever.
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    Spam Affects E-Commerce, User Survey Shows 12/04/2000 12:01:01

    E-mail users who are fed up with receiving spam overwhelmingly believe that their online shopping activities open the door to more junk e-mail, according to a survey released today. Users also think that U.S. Congress should pass a law to control spam, the survey revealed.
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    Spam Bill Passes House Subcommittee 23/03/2000 12:01:01

    U.S. Congress moved one step closer to slamming advertisers for sending out unsolicited e-mail.
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