US House votes to ban Internet access taxes permanently
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill to permanently extend a 17-year moratorium on taxing Internet access and other online services.
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US senators again push for online sales tax
A group of U.S. senators has revived an effort to require major online retailers to collect sales tax from shoppers.
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Old arguments may bog down US data breach notification legislation
A drive in the U.S. Congress to pass a law requiring companies with data breaches to notify affected customers may get bogged down in old arguments.
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Target, The Gap and others form group to share cyberthreat data
Some of the biggest U.S. retailers have banded together to share information about cyberthreats, in a bid to avert breaches like that suffered by Target last holiday season.
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Online sales tax bills gather major congressional support
A large group of U.S. lawmakers has reintroduced legislation that would require online retailers to collect sales tax for state and local governments, essentially raising the cost of many online purchases by 10 percent or more.