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Pending Legislation Could Make ISPs Liable for Financial Fraud

Abstract: John Timmer over at Ars Technica has reported that a bill introduced in Congress last month would make Internet service providers liable if a particular kind of financial fraud is perpetrated on their networks. Full Article at Chilling Effects

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