Privacy Advocates Call For 'do Not Track' Registry
News The Consumer Federation of America and the Consumers Union also urged the FTC to bar collection of health information and other sensitive data by companies that do business on the internet unless a consumer consents.
[April 16, 2008, 8:49]
Spam Fight Goes Global
News The organisations involved in the initiative are APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation), the European Union's CNSA (contact network of spam-enforcement authorities), ITU (International Telecommunication Union), the London Action Plan, OECD...
[November 1, 2006, 11:44]
EU Anti-piracy Directive Heads For Final Vote
News A proposed European Union law strengthening enforcement capabilities against intellectual-property violations has been approved by the European Parliament's judicial affairs committee (JURI), paving the way for a fast-track vote next month...
[February 26, 2004, 11:05]
Intel Backtracks Over Chip ID
News But groups including the American Civil Liberties Union raised red flags over the technology, saying it could be used to track consumers over the Internet. Intel has pushed the tracking technology as a way to foster e-commerce and other online...
[January 26, 1999, 11:14]
UK To Miss EU E-commerce Deadline
News Britain will be one of ten countries to miss the European Union (EU) deadline for implementation of the E-Commerce Directive. Action of this kind is unusual, but it is also possible that disgruntled consumers could also take action against the UK...
[January 11, 2002, 12:55]
RealNetworks May Be Watching You
News He says, "European Union law says that you mustn't export personal data outside Europe to regimes where they don't have adequate data protection, such as the United States. But privacy advocates and security experts agreed that it was a violation...
[November 2, 1999, 8:16]
