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House Approves Credit Card Restrictions for Internet Gambling
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to slap broad restrictions on Internet gambling by targeting credit cards and bank accounts that Americans use to pay offshore casinos. After spirited debate over amendments to the legislation, the House voted 319 to 104 for the final version, which did not include criminal penalties but did cover credit card payments. FTC to Ask Congress for More Power in Battle Against Spam
The Federal Trade Commission is expected to ask Congress for sweeping new powers that would let it cooperate closely with other governments and prosecute domestic and overseas spammers more readily. A 13-page proposal drafted by the FTC would turn the agency's investigators into virtual spam cops, granting them the power to serve secret requests for subscriber information on Internet service providers, peruse FBI criminal databases and swap sensitive information with foreign law enforcement agencies. ReplayTV Drops Controversial Features from New Devices
ReplayTV said that its new digital video recording boxes won't include some of the features that have angered copyright holders. The company said its upcoming ReplayTV 5500 boxes, which are expected to be released in August, will not contain the Send Show and Automatic Commercial Advance tools as the company tries to "address the concerns of copyright holders." Man Arrested for Defrauding Thousands of Computer Buyers on eBay
The owner of a South Salt Lake computer liquidation company that allegedly bilked thousands of buyers on the eBay Internet auction site has been arrested. Beginning in early May, Liquidation Universe allegedly failed to deliver products, mostly laptop computers, that it had auctioned online. Lawmaker Concerned About "Fair Use" Rights and Digital TV
A key legislator in the House of Representatives warned that copy protection used in the transition from analog to digital television broadcasts must protect Americans' "fair use" rights. In a carefully worded speech, Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, chairman of the House subcommittee overseeing copyright law, said that future Federal Communications Commission regulations involving digital TV should not "have an adverse affect on how consumers may legitimately use lawfully acquired entertainment products." Homeland Security Officials Warn About Hacking Via Phone Systems
Corporate America spends untold amounts of time and money every year to ensure that its data systems are secure from cyberattacks, but there's one relatively low-tech flank that is often lightly guarded -- office telephone systems. Federal law-enforcement officials said that they are tracking numerous reports of hackers who gain access to corporate voice mail and telephone systems to launch Internet attacks. China Grants Licenses for Internet Cafes, Drawing Criticism
China said it had given licenses to 10 local firms to open Internet cafe chains, a move analysts said was designed to squeeze out smaller players and tighten control of sensitive political information. Most of the franchise licenses were given to state-owned companies such as China United Telecommunications Corp, parent of China Unicom Ltd, Great Wall Broadband Network Service Co Ltd or those affiliated with the Ministry of Culture. |
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