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"Because of a controversial 1998 copyright law, it may be illegal to defang even potentially harmful software, like the anticopying technology found on some Sony BMG Music Entertainment CDs."

http://news.com.com/2100-7348_3-6056616.html

"The Federal Election Commission proposed new rules Friday that would leave almost all Internet political activity unregulated. The proposal would, however, require paid advertisements for federal candidates on the Internet to be paid for with money regulated by federal campaign law."

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/3/25/231535.shtml

"Apple Computer said on Tuesday a proposed French law that would force Apple to make sure that songs bought on its iTunes music store can work on any portable player would result in "state-sponsored piracy."

http://wired.com/news/technology/0,70466-0.html

"Lawmakers and legal scholars are grappling with advances in technology as they attempt to address President Bush's stated justification for authorizing the National Security Agency to eavesdrop."

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1933867,00.asp

"Spammers are trying a new way to trick you into handing over your personal information: posing as your friend."

http://www.weblawguy.com/00001

According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation,

"Google today announced a new 'feature' of its Google Desktop software that greatly increases the risk to consumer privacy. If a consumer chooses to use it, the new 'Search Across Computers' feature will store copies of the user's Word documents, PDFs, spreadsheets and other text-based documents on Google's own servers, to enable searching from any one of the user's computers. EFF urges consumers not to use this feature, because it will make their personal data more vulnerable to subpoenas from the government and possibly private litigants, while providing a convenient one-stop-shop for hackers who've obtained a user's Google password."

Read all about it:

http://tinyurl.com/7tk3s

Thanks to Unimike for the heads-up about this story.

"Company Agrees to Restrict Access to Some Sites Chinese Government Doesn't Want Citizens to See"

http://tinyurl.com/dsud7

So, of course, a major issue in the debate is whether some information provided to Chinese citizens is better than no information at all. Oh, what a tangled web the Chinese government weaves when first it practices to deceive.

http://tinyurl.com/dcgg2