Gore Announces Efforts to Patrol Internet . At the same time, Gore backed away from the Clinton administration's earlier calls for a controversial universal rating system to give the Internet something comparable to the television V-chip for blocking objectionable sites. A Game of Hide vs. Seek . There's No Consensus About Systems for Rating Internet Sites First digital signature authority . Under a program that aims to make electronic communication and transactions more secure, the State of Utah has entrusted a banking subsidiary to store and authenticate digital signatures, a license that the state claims is the world's first.
Court upholds ruling on Net jurisdiction .
Under the Constitution, a Web site advertising a Florida company's services is not enough grounds to land its owners in court thousands of miles away in Arizona, according to a federal appeals court ruling today. Congress shapes high-tech, Net policy . To Discuss Strong Encryption Exceptions . Officials from the departments of Commerce, Defense, and State, as well as the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and the FBI will decide who meets the guidelines the Department of Commerce laid out in May, according to a Commerce Department spokesperson. All rights reserved.