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The technology industry is poised to create more than 1.5 million new jobs worldwide and generate $290 billion in tax benefits over the next four years according to a survey of IT CEOs released Thursday by the Business Software Alliance (BSA). The survey, conducted by research firm IDC, highlights the views and opinions of technology […]

WASHINGTON — Colorado Gov. Bill Owens told a House Judiciary subcommittee Wednesday that the Streamlined Sales Tax Project (STTP), which would require online retailers to charge and collect sales taxes, would negate one-third of President Bush’s federal income tax cut of 1991. Owens, who admitted the majority of the nation’s governors support the STTP, also […]

The House Judiciary Committee approved legislation Thursday intended to deter the most abusive spammers with jail sentences up to five years. The criminal provisions that make up the Criminal Spam Act of 2003 target those who use fraudulent and deceptive means to send unwanted e-mail messages. The Senate Commerce Committee passed the Can Spam Act […]

Federal bank and thrift regulatory agencies issued proposed guidelines Tuesday to require financial institutions to develop programs to respond to incidents of unauthorized access to customer information, including procedures for notifying customers under certain circumstances. The proposed guidelines interpret the interagency customer information security guidelines, issued in February 2001, that require financial institutions to implement […]

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D.-Calif.) called the State Dept.’s L-1B visa for skilled IT workers a type of “stealth immigration” that is taking jobs from the skilled American technology workforce. The visa was created to make it possible for international companies with a presence in the U.S. to bring their employees from overseas. However, Feinstein […]

The FBI says bogus e-mail that seeks to trick customers into giving out personal information is the “hottest, and most troubling” new scam on the Internet. The agency, in conjunction with national Internet service provider Earthlink, the Federal Trade Commission, and the National Consumer’s League, began an initiative Monday to raise awareness about the problem. […]

Legislation to make illegal file swapping a felony was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday by John Conyers (D.-Mich.) and Howard Berman (D.-Calif.). The bill carries penalties of up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for uploading a copyrighted file to a peer-to-peer (P2P) network. The bill assumes each copyrighted […]

The chairman of the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Technology plans to introduce legislation this year to mandate computer security standards for the private sector. Speaking at an e-government conference Thursday, Adam Putnam (R.-Fla.) said neither the government nor private enterprise has done a good job in securing the nation’s electronic infrastructure. Putnam cited as […]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives begins its Passion play Tuesday to convince voters it is earnest about passing anti-spam legislation before the end of the year. Neither the House nor the Senate has ever passed a federal law dealing with spam, instead hoping that technological solutions or industry standards could be found before […]

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D.-N.Y.) finally introduced his long promised anti-spam legislation Thursday, joining the growing list of lawmakers demanding federal action to slow the growth of unsolicited e-mail. Schumer’s legislation would establish fines for spamming activity, mandate jail time for repeat offenders, and create a “Do-Not-Spam” list of e-mail addresses similar to the Federal […]