The legacy of the Federal Communications Commission's computer inquiries.
I. INTRODUCTION II. COMPUTER I (1966) A. The Setting 1. A Better Mouse Trap 2. Western Union 3. Big Iron and New Networks B. The Issue C. The Policy 1. Classification 2. Regulation 3. Safeguard: Maximum Separation D. Legacy of Computer I III. COMPUTER II (1976) A. The Setting...

Direct marketing, mobile phones, and consumer privacy: ensuring adequate disclosure and consent mechanisms for emerging mobile advertising practices.
I. INTRODUCTION II. MOBILE COMMERCE AND MOBILE ADVERTISING III. M-ADVERTISING RAISES PRIVACY CONCERNS FOR CONSUMERS IV. PRIVACY REGULATION AND MOBILE ADVERTISING V. FEDERAL PRIVACY REGULATION AND M-ADVERTISING A. Breach of Privacy Policies as Unfair Trade Practices B. Spamming as an Unfair Trade Practice 1. "Opt-out" Consent is the Minimum...

Digital Crossroads: American Telecommunications Policy in the Internet Age.
Digital Crossroads: American Telecommunications Policy in the Internet Age By Jonathan E. Nuechterlein and Philip J. Weiser Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2005. Pp. xvii, 670. $40.00 cloth. Revolutionary improvements in computing and information technology, falling prices for equipment and services, and rapidly changing industry structures have turned...

An exploration of the conceptual basis of privacy and the implications for the future of Australian privacy law.
[Recent years have seen significant developments in the protection of privacy at general law in common law jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and New Zealand. Although the general law protection of privacy in Australia is uncertain, there has been a proliferation of information privacy laws at both federal and...

The EU Privacy Directive and the resulting safe harbor: the negative effects on U.S. legislation concerning privacy on the Internet.
ABSTRACT The rapid growth of the Internet and the importance of international business operations have thrust the issue of Internet privacy into the center of domestic and international political debates. Varying definitions of privacy have led to numerous--often inconsistent--legislative schemes to protect privacy on the Internet. These...

The metaphor is the key: cryptography, the Clipper Chip, and the Constitution.
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 712 I. MODERN CRYPTOGRAPHY: PRIVATE SECURITY, GOVERNMENT INSECURITY 718 A. Who Needs Cryptography? 718 1. Banks, ATM-Users, Electronic Transactors 719 2. Businesses with Commercial and Trade Secrets 722 3. Professionals...

Meeting the demand for global information.
The U.S. enjoys the world's most advanced and reliable information infrastructure, thanks to a national policy based upon private ownership that supports competition. This environment encourages and rewards timely development and deployment of innovative and competitively priced products and services that best anticipate and meets the diverse needs of users....

The stakes get bigger.
In October 1999, when Tom W. Bell wrote a story for reason about online gambling, Internet betting was a $651 million industry. In 2005 it was a $12 billion industry worldwide. Today a reliable figure is hard to come by, as changes in U.S. law have turned online gambling...

UTEX Communications Corp. d/b/a Feature Group IP: Federal Communications Commission Decision to Let AT&T Regulate the Internet.
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- UTEX Communications Corp. d/b/a Feature Group IP released the following statement: Decision: Feature Group IP Petition for Forbearance from Section 251(g) of the Communications Act and Section 51.701(B)(1) and 69.5(b) of the Commission's Rules. (Dkt No. 07-256)...

Top Financial Services Attorney Joins Patton Boggs.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the nation's top bank regulatory attorneys has joined Patton Boggs, strengthening the firm's ability to guide clients affected by the economic crisis, the rapidly shifting payments mechanisms and ongoing anti-money laundering concerns. Carol R. Van Cleef's expertise spans a wide...