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The best defense against identity theft
Wells Fargo and Visa released a study on Thursday that reported a significant decline in reports of identity theft last year. Still, the losses to individuals…
Larry Downes
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Data Retention and the Fourth Amendment
Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez is interested in restarting talks with Congress about data retention legislation. (See Anne Broache, “Feds: Details of ISP Sno…
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An Unpopular Position on Net Neutrality
I've already gone on record opposing "net neutrality" legislation, (see "What's Wrong With Net Neutrality," http://www.cioinsight.co…
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The FCC rearranges the deck chairs on the Titanic
There they go again. The other day (see http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/21/business/21cable.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&o... ), the FCC ruled in favor of lo…
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On the HP Debacle
In my column in CIO Insight this month, http://www.cioinsight.com/article2/0,1540,2059021,00.asp, I note that in addition to legal alternatives to getting the i…