Google CEO Eric Schmidt revealed yesterday that the US government has made "requests" for the search giant to share information about its users -- and that Google would comply if the requests were legal.
Analyst group Gartner has recommended that companies using US-based service providers should prepare plans to move their data to the UK or Canada because of the risk that records could be passed, without authorisation, to US Intelligence agencies.
Cisco's Fred Baker explains his company's recent decision to begin offering "lawful interception" capability--an option that could be either good or bad news for privacy.
A forthcoming government database will compile information from all federal agencies and the private sector on people deemed possible terrorist threats, President Bush said Tuesday evening.
A US Attorney's office has alleged that PayPal violated laws regarding the processing of online gambling payments, and is asking parent company eBay to hand over nine months of the gambling-related earnings in settlement.
More information is dribbling out about the exercise of extraordinary powers granted to federal police since Sept 11. We unmask the Patriot Act.
It's high time for a better way to protect my identity online, CNET News.com's Mike Ricciuti says. I'm sick of yellow stickies.
The motivation for money laundering is greed, and the common gateway is the Internet. How do Australian banks use technology to fight this phantom menace? ZDNet Australia investigates.
Pivotal's Helen Robinson and salesforce.com's Doug Farber debate on where the local customer relationship management business is headed.
The state of Internet law was in flux in 2001. Lawyer Doug Isenberg says that if any lesson has emerged, it's that the same thing will probably remain true for 2002.
Despite her unpopular stance on encryption, Dorothy Denning's dedication to security has earned her respect. What does she think is in store for security?
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