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Submission + - Ads Displayed in Google are Free Speech Issue

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WebHostingGuy

on Tuesday February 27, 2007 @09:23PM

WebHostingGuy writes: "In a recent ruling from a U.S. Federal Court ads displayed by search engines are protected as free speech". In the court ruling Yahoo!, Google and Microsoft were sued by an individual demanding under the 14th Admendment that the search engines display his advertisements concerning fraud in North Carolina. The Court flatly said the search engines were exercising their 1st Admendent right of free speech in deciding what ads they want to display."

Submission + - Maine Rejects Federally Mandated ID Cards

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WebHostingGuy

on Thursday January 25, 2007 @07:35PM

WebHostingGuy writes: "The Commonwealth of Maine rejected the federally mandated ID cards passed by Congress. In a non-partison vote the legislature flatly stated that they would not force its citizens to use driver's licenses that comply with digital ID standards, which were established under the 2005 Real ID Act. It also asked Congress to repeal the law."

Submission + - FTC fines Xanga for violating kids' privacy

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WebHostingGuy

on Thursday September 07, 2006 @04:26PM

WebHostingGuy writes: "As reported by MSNBC the FTC has fined Xanga.com $1 million dollars for repeatedly allowing children under 13 to sign up for the service without getting their parent's consent. This is the largest penalty ever issued for violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act."

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