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New Bill Requires All Wi-Fi Owners to Keep Log Files
in The Wireless Weblog, on February 20, 2009
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 4850739
Rep. Lamar Smith and Sen. John Cornyn this week introduced the Internet Safety Act , which creates sweeping requirements for data retention, not only for ISPs but for anyone managing a wireless router...
"The Bill , as written, doe...
From finance failures to the FBI
in The CIO Weblog, on December 9, 2008
...st gotten the ball rolling on many important modernization efforts within the bureau, but after the feds get their terrorist-hunting coordination off the ground, then surely the more pedestrian but in...
Bodog Says Payments Are A-OK
in Internet Poker, on August 4, 2008
...sholdem.com
Bodog recently has had some issues with their payment processors getting tagged by the Feds. Calvin Ayre the former CEO/Owner of Bodog, issued several virtual middle fingers at the DOJ to...
The Real Reason The Feds Don't Want Internet Gambling
in The Gambling Weblog, on May 21, 2008
Check out this compelling and informative article about why the Federal Government refuses to allow Americans to fund their Internet gambling accounts through American banks.
Make no mistake about it the government is practicing protectionism. For the sake of votes and perhaps payoffs the la...
Wesley Snipes Gets KO'd By The IRS
in The Celebrities Weblog, on April 25, 2008
...for criminny's sakes, not bloody felonies, and he gets 3 years, for a first time offender.
The Feds admitted that they wanted to make an example of him; and the judge accommodated them by slappin...
The Fed, the Bear and moral hazard
in Sox First, on March 25, 2008
The Fed's bail out of Bear Stearns continues to raise questions about "moral hazard". The term "moral hazard" applies to the situation where a party believes it won't have to face the full consequences of its actions. As a result, this gives it an incentive to act in ...
Spitzer's demise is Wall Street's gain
in Sox First, on March 13, 2008
The headline on The Wall Street Journal says it all: Wall Street Cheers As Its Nemesis Plunges Into Crisis. Andrew Sabin, a friend of Dick Grasso who Spitzer had sued to recover most of $190 million he had earned as head of the exchange, put it thus: "I said I'd buy Dick some champagne...
Will Bernanke's rescue plan work?
in Sox First, on March 12, 2008
So the market has rallied on Ben Bernanke's latest rescue plan. The Fed is says it will lend $200 billion of Treasuries to the securities firms that trade directly with the central bank in return for mortgage debt . And it might escalate if need be. This raises two questions. What do...
ABA No Likey UIGEA
in Internet Poker, on March 10, 2008
...he burden of donning a badge or blue uniform). In an 11-page synopsis forwarded from the ABA to the Feds, they are asking the government to clarify nine different points before even attempting to go t...
Interview with Brett Curran from Axentis
in Sox First, on February 22, 2008
Had a chat this week with Brett Curran, vice president of GRC and privacy practices at Axentis . He was in Texas, I was in Melbourne, Australia. But it was a great session. We talked about all the issues companies faced struggling with compliance and what they needed to do. Here is the interview...
American Company Designs Online Slot Machines
in The Gambling Weblog, on January 17, 2008
...nservative Senator, Bill Frisp, who did it at the behest of his religious constituents.
OK, so the Feds have made it harder, but not impossible for Americans to gamble online, basically because "...
Bribery update
in Sox First, on December 11, 2007
... Still, there is a question of whether the Brits are going to hand over the information to the US Feds. On another front Siemens has run into trouble in Nigeria with reports that Nigeria has canc...
WV Settles Lawsuit on Deferring Promise Scholarships
in The Universities Weblog, on December 9, 2007
The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission has settled a lawsuit with a Mormon student over whether or not he can defer the state's Promise Scholarship until after he returns from missionary service.
David Haws sued the state after in July because he was denied the scholarship at Wes...
Feds Shut Down California's Domain Name
in I got Spam?!, on October 7, 2007
Last week the US General Services Administration, which oversees government websites, shut down California's domain name after a hacker was able to reroute incoming traffic to cal.gov sites to a porn site. The shut down affected several different state offices including the Superior Court o...
RIAA Gets Feds to Help with Universities
in P2P File Sharing, on August 31, 2007
RIAA has co-opted a group from Congress in its ongoing fight against schools. The Congressmen include both Democrats and Republicans and sent a letter to 19 universities including Howard University, UCLA, University of nebraska , University of Wisconsin, and NC State. Most of the schools h...
P2P On the Hill - Clark Wants Gov. Regulation
in P2P File Sharing, on August 14, 2007
...resentatives hearing on P2P.
1. U.S. Witch Hunt
2. Who Stole My P2P Cheese
3. What the Feds Say
4. The Industry Talks
5. Clark Wants Gov. Regulation
The star power for the hearing...
P2P On the Hill - The Industry Talks
in P2P File Sharing, on August 9, 2007
...f Representatives hearing on P2P.
1. U.S. Witch Hunt
2. Who Stole My P2P Cheese
3. What the Feds Say
4. The Industry Talks
5. Clark Wants Gov. Regulation
A few people at the hearing focu...
P2P On the Hill - What the Feds Say
in P2P File Sharing, on August 7, 2007
...of Representatives hearing on P2P.
1. U.S. Witch Hunt
2. Who Stole My P2P Cheese
3. What the Feds Say
4. The Industry Talks
5. Clark Wants Gov. Regulation
The FTC ran a two day Workshop tw...
Security Breach from the Inside
in On Storage, on August 2, 2007
...anies processing, storing or transmitting credit card numbers comply with certain guidelines or the feds can take away their privileges. While the requirements call for firewall, regular audits and an...
P2P On the Hill - Who Stole My P2P Cheese
in P2P File Sharing, on August 2, 2007
...e of Representatives hearing on P2P.
1. U.S. Witch Hunt
2. Who Stole My P2P Cheese
3. What the Feds Say
4. The Industry Talks
5. Clark Wants Gov. Regulation
The sins from the unauthorized do...
P2P On the Hill - U.S. Witch Hunt
in P2P File Sharing, on July 31, 2007
...use of Representatives hearing on P2P.
1. U.S. Witch Hunt
2. Who Stole My P2P Cheese
3. What the Feds Say
4. The Industry Talks
5. Clark Wants Gov. Regulation
The annual US government witch hu...
ATV Legislation, It's Never Enough for Some People
in Under My Helmet, on July 12, 2007
...n Oklahoma should apply on, wait for it....
private property!
That's right! They want the Feds to control what you do on private property as well as public property. Now don't get me w...
The reach of Sarbanes-Oxley: no-one's safe
in Sox First, on March 7, 2007
...have answers to these questions." Pattis writes. "I merely alert the bar. Be careful. The feds are flexing their muscles and feeding on us. "Once again, the law of unintended consequen...
Cell Phone Taps: I Can't Wait to See This in a Movie
in The Gadgets Weblog, on December 3, 2006
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CNET has a very interesting piece up on the recently-reported FBI cell phone taps that the Feds used to take down two members of the Genovese crime family. It turns out that the FBI, after tryin...
Feds Suppress RFID Privacy Concerns
in The Wireless Weblog, on November 1, 2006
Wired News' Ryan Singel reports that the Department of Homeland Security has suppressed a report it commissioned [PDF file] to look at the viability of using RFID chips in identification documents. "The report remains stuck in draft mode, even as new identification cards w...
US Torrent Pirate Get Jail Time. So What?
in P2P File Sharing, on October 27, 2006
...sic and other already released movies and videos.
> Obviously it pays to to steer clear of the Feds. Stanley had the bad luck to be nabbed in Operation D-Elite. However that was a limited program...
US Torrent Pirate Get Jail Time. So What?
in Digital Music - The Future, on October 27, 2006
...sic and other already released movies and videos.
> Obviously it pays to to steer clear of the Feds. Stanley had the bad luck to be nabbed in Operation D-Elite. However that was a limited program...
Survey shows nearly half still haven't heard of nanotech
in Nanotechbuzz, on September 21, 2006
...federal government. I suspect that suggests an erosion of the public's confidence in the feds to effectively regulate nanotech (and probably other consumer affairs as well)....
Boring Old Bonds: U.S. Savings Bonds & Treasury Bonds
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on August 8, 2006
...y one over the other--sorry I can't answer that one.
Earnings on these bonds are taxed by the Feds but not by states or localities, unless used for education payments, in which case Federal taxe...
Shortfall of 100,000 Workers in Next Decade in Alberta
in Small Business Unplugged, on August 2, 2006
... field. I have also heard that companies like Tim Hortons and Tyson Foods are also working with the Feds and Alberta to participate in the same program.
In an MSNBC story , Dick Bond, Tyson's n...
What a Credit Freeze Is and Why the Government Doesn't Want You to Have One
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on June 16, 2006
...imit your ability to get a credit freeze.
What's up with these credit freezes, and why are the feds trying to overrule the states? As you might guess, it has to do with money, specifically who co...
The U.S. Department of Justice wants YOU
in Digital Music - The Future, on April 28, 2006
...s like the No Electronic Theft (NET) Act and the Family Entertainment and Copyright Act (FECA), the feds can now bring criminal charges against people for simply uploading a single "pre-release&q...
The U.S. Department of Justice wants YOU
in P2P File Sharing, on April 28, 2006
...s like the No Electronic Theft (NET) Act and the Family Entertainment and Copyright Act (FECA), the feds can now bring criminal charges against people for simply uploading a single "pre-release&q...
Cingular to Shut Non-GSM Nets by 2008
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on March 25, 2006
...mpany plans to shut down all non-GSM networks it operates by 2008, the earliest date allowed by the Feds. While the big orange jumping jack still has two million-odd customers still on the TDMA...
$1.8 Million Online Casino Win May Be Illegal
in The Gambling Weblog, on March 15, 2006
...he case over to someone else so they don't have to worry about it.
Maybe they should send the Feds over to the Caribbean jurisdiction where its perfectly legal. Or perhaps the State should lock ...
Survey: Should the Feds Ban Broadband Interference By ISPs?
in The VoIP Weblog, on January 22, 2006
...Should the Feds get involved?
That's the question of the day today. I'm going to give you links to some convincing, intelligent arguments from both sides, and you tell me what you think.
Ye...
FBI Questions De Niro and Clooney
in The Gambling Weblog, on December 20, 2005
...rrently involved in an ongoing investigation into an alleged racketeering scandal. And it seems the Feds are questioning his celebrity buddies, including Joe Pesci, about any knowledge
Rizzolo's ...
A Taxing Time for Poker Winnings
in The Gambling Weblog, on September 7, 2005
...nnings (prize money, competitions etc) are tax-free - thats got to be the best solution!
Article: Feds call for brand-new deal on all those poker winnings ...
Couldn't Save This For Friday
in The CIO Weblog, on July 27, 2005
...d the Internet is a new character and series called Jenny Jet. Featuring Alien Greys, Reptoids, the Feds, and a 17 year-old girl named Jenny Jet whose parents were abducted by aliens! Produced by SMS...
Day Trips: Marin Headlands Excursion Part One
in The Outdoor Weblog, on July 6, 2005
... "business-deal-gone-sour" combined with intervention from community activists forced the feds to save the preserve the land and create a bastion of activities available for the people of so...
H-1B - Whats your take?
in The CIO Weblog, on May 8, 2005
...ed a point weather it is "patriotic or tresonous". Below are a few posts on the topic.
Feds to release 20,000 H-1B visas next week
Federal officials will open the doors to an additiona...
Feds Fighting Phony Online Degrees
in The Online Universities Weblog, on February 8, 2005
From Distance Educator and eSchool News .
Students or adult professionals who turn to the internet for online degrees promising brighter futures in a matter of weeks--or even days--should think twice when presented with offers that appear too good to be true, U.S. Department of Educatio...
How the Grinch Stole Your Financial Aid
in The Universities Weblog, on December 23, 2004
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(Source: Everwonder.com) Just in time for the holidays comes this news from the Feds , here via the Chronicle of Higher Education :
About 90,000 students could be disqualified from receiving...