Can The Gambling Industry Ever Become A Force For Good?

Posted on 15/01/2014 by forbes

After what appears to be a long-cycle swing towards greater permissiveness of gambling, both in the USA and in the rest of the world, it remains true that most Americans cannot legally bet on sports...

Officials: Obama likely to OK phone record changes

Posted on 15/01/2014 by ap

AP sources: Obama expected to back changes to NSA surveillance with Congress handling details WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is expected to endorse changes to the way the...

Bitcoin Anonymity Upgrade Zerocoin To Become An Independent Cryptocurrency

Posted on 13/01/2014 by forbes

When a group of cryptographers launched Zerocoin last year, they hoped their cryptography project could upgrade Bitcoin to be as anonymous as its most privacy-focused users have always wanted it to...

Carmakers: Driverless cars need legal framework

Posted on 09/01/2014 by ap

Carmakers and technology companies urge lawmakers to catch up to driverless tech LAS VEGAS (AP) — With apologies to David Hasselhoff and "KITT," Knight Rider reruns aren't the only...

Ohio deal: Websites won’t bill to remove mug shots

Posted on 08/01/2014 by ap

2 websites will stop billing people to take down mug shots in settlement reached in Ohio suit TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Two Internet sites that make money by posting millions of mug shots of...

Is Sacramento The World’s Capital of Internet Privacy Regulation?

Posted on 06/01/2014 by forbes

It’s only two hours between Sacramento, California’s state capitol, and the Silicon Valley, the world’s technology capital, but when it comes to regulating the Internet, philosophically they are...

ACA Website Security Worries? Trust Us; We’re With The Government

Posted on 29/12/2013 by forbes

You’ve probably heard that President Obama signed up for Affordable Care Act (aka. ObamaCare) health care. Well, sort of. He won’t actually be using it because he already receives dandy federal...

Italian Senate Passes Google Tax And It’s Still Illegal And Worse, Doesn’t Do Very Much

Posted on 24/12/2013 by forbes

The Italian Senate has now passed the “Google Tax” and Italian lawmakers really do seem to be entirely blind to the fact that this law is illegal under European Union rules that cover trade and the...

TheTaxVox 2013 Lump Of Coal Award: Wait ‘Til Next Year Edition

Posted on 23/12/2013 by forbes

Tax Vox proudly announces its seventh annual Lump of Coal Award for the worst tax and fiscal policies of 2013. The year was a curious mix of really bad ideas and dithering. After all, Congress’s...