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Obama, technology and the future - Part Two

by Christian Milsom on Nov 8, 2008 at 02:05 PM

Hopefully you all read the first post on President-Elect Obama, technology and the future (if not, it is here) in which I started addressing what Obama’s election means for the world of tech.  Having looked at how Obama will work for an open Internet, I will now delve into Obama’s… Continue Reading »

Google advertises the update of their privacy policy, coincidence with recent events?

by Jodie Andrefski on Jul 7, 2008 at 01:37 PM

My, my, Google. It seems the words “Google” and “Privacy” can be found in quite a few articles across the internet as of late. Quite a few falling on the non-flattering side. Perhaps that’s why Google finally made a point of updating their main page to a never-before offered link… Continue Reading »

Amazon’s alleged “physical presence”  in Texas may cause them to settle unpaid taxes

by Arnold Zafra on May 10, 2008 at 10:55 PM

It looks like Amazon’s decision to file a lawsuit against New York’s new tax policy on online stores may back fire on them as the Texas Comptroller’s Office is investigating the probability that the online store may actually owe the Texas government millions of dollars in unpaid taxes. If you… Continue Reading »

Amazon calls New York’s new tax policy, “invalid, illegal and unconstitutional”

by Arnold Zafra on May 4, 2008 at 10:57 AM

Amazon has filed a lawsuit against the implementation of a new tax policy that would require online stores to collect sales taxes from their affiliates who embed advertising links on their site to drive more sales for retailers. Amazon calls the new tax policy, which was enacted a couple of… Continue Reading »

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