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Senators push for Internet tax ban

Sep 20, 2007   3 pm
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emblem-money Three Republican U.S. senators want to make permanent a temporary measure banning taxes on Internet access that is due to expire November 1.

The current Internet tax moratorium, which Congress has extended twice since 1998, bans taxes on Internet access, as well as other taxes unique to the Internet. It’s important for Congress to pass a permanent ban soon before state and local governments begin to tax Internet access, said Senator John McCain, an Arizona Republican.

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Cybercrime Now Worth $105 Billion, Bypasses Drug Trade

Sep 19, 2007   11 am
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cybercrime McAfee CEO David DeWalt says cyber-crime has become a US$105 billion business that now surpasses the value of the illegal drug trade worldwide.

Despite the increase in government compliance requirements and the proliferation of security tools, companies continue to underestimate the threat from phishing, data loss, and other cyber vulnerabilities, new McAfee CEO David DeWalt said Tuesday.

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