Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > Wired > 1998 > Politics New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   WTO: Unleash E-commerce Now - Experts say online transactions could be worth US$300 billion by 2000. But that will never happen unless global leaders get going, warns the head of the World Trade Organization. By Stewart Taggart. [Wired News]   Wary Optimism on US Domain Plan - The Clinton administration is expected to release its policy on administering the Net's domain name system in the next week or so. After months of criticizing the preliminary White House proposal, most skeptics are guardedly hopeful. [Wired News]   Washington Nabs a Spammer - The state files its first lawsuit against an alleged junk emailer, using a new consumer law aimed at spammers. You'll never guess the defendant's name. By Deborah Scoblionkov. [Wired News]   Watchdog Eyes Data Miners - The Center for Democracy and Technology wants to turn up the heat on online privacy. Will its new Web site make things hot enough? By Steve Silberman. [Wired News]   Wheels of Justice Grind Slowly - A lawsuit challenging the Clinton administration's controversial encryption policy cools its heels in appellate court while the judge waits for another court to rule on a similar case. By Declan McCullagh. [Wired News]   When Spam Goes Bad - A consumer group and the Federal Trade Commission will cast light on the problem of junk email tomorrow -- with a comprehensive report and a "dirty dozen" spam-scam list. By Deborah Scoblionkov. [Wired News]   Who Gets to Cut Domain Deck? - Into the vacuum left by the White House domain-name policy have rushed a crowd of Net "stakeholders" who want to have a hand in charting the name system's future. Several conferences are in the offing. By Jennifer Sullivan and Dan Brekke. [Wired News]   Who's Minding the Net? - The organization that will govern the Internet has been established, pending final approval. But at least one sticky problem remains. By Niall McKay. [Wired News]   Whodunnit? - Why are the courts making such a mess of the Telecommunications Act of 1996? Former FCC chair Reed Hundt was hoping you'd ask. [Wired News]   Will AOL Deal Torpedo MS Case? - Microsoft claims the possible acquisition of Netscape by AOL "pulls the rug out from under" the Justice Department's antitrust case. Not so, says the prosecution. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]   Will Colleges Make the .edu Grade? - A nonprofit coalition of universities has stepped forward to take charge of the prestigious .edu domain. Critics want the domain to be more democratic and open to high schools and colleges. [Wired News]   Will Law Threaten Crypto Gains? - Newt Gingrich and Representative Bob Goodlatte toured Silicon Valley, promising to loosen restrictions on the encrpytion industry. But critics said a bill before Congress could unravel any progress the pair made Tuesday. By Ashley Craddock. [Wired News]   Wired News Privacy Report Card - Can you trust Netscape, Microsoft, Geocities, and others with your personal information? Wired News takes stock. Perspective by James Glave. [Wired News]   Wired Updata: Still Super - Malaysia's digital-infrastructure-rich city of tomorrow, Cyberjaya, the crown jewel of the Southeast Asian nation's multimedia strategy, is still keeping its head above water, despite a typhoon of a currency crisis. [Wired News]   Wiretapping Internet Phone Lines - How will companies that offer telephony be affected by federal wiretapping laws? It's up to the Federal Communications Commission. By Declan McCullagh. [Wired News]   Wiring Schools, in Fits and Starts - The FCC set up the Schools and Libraries Corp. to speed the process of getting schools online. The system is becoming a target for congressional flak. [Wired News]   With Newt in the Valley: A Silicon Dream - Gingrich and Oracle president Ray Lane said they'd work together to put computers in housing projects. The details were left a little fuzzy. [Wired News]   Y2K Information No Longer Secret - The Senate prepares to vote on millennium bug legislation that would allow companies to share information on potential Y2K solutions without legal reprisal. By Spencer E. Ante. [Wired News]   Y2K SOS on 911 - Try to report a fire in the new millennium and you get no answer. Officials talk about how to get emergency communication networks ready for 2000. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]   Y2K Spells One Big Traffic Jam - Airplanes won't fall out the sky when 2000 arrives, but a Senate committee says the millennium bug could trigger major disturbances of US transport systems. By Spencer E. Ante. [Wired News]     [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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