Despite strengthening security in some areas, Microsoft has not changed the basis of its controversial ActiveX technology, which allows arbitrary programs to download and execute themselves on a user's machine. The exposure was a privacy issue, not a security issue. Financial information such as credit card details was not at risk because of the bug. Internet share broking site to be launched Australians will be able to trade shares over the Internet before the end of the year, if a proposed electronic trade system goes ahead. The Internet allows you to purchase all manner of weird and wonderful things from all over the world without leaving your desk, but some people are less than thrilled - including the Taxation Department.
Internet commerce raises new questions about international tax rules, with few answers.
The United States is already working on a set of international guidelines for taxing electronic commerce, but by its very nature, such guidelines need the endorsement of the international community.