Category: Technology & Digital Economy
Singapore’s Spam Control Bill
To combat the problem of spam, the Infocomm Development Authority and the Attorney-General’s Chambers of Singapore jointly initiated a public consultation on 25th May 2004, resulting in the proposed Spam Control Bill (the “Bill”). The Bill (amended as a reulst of feedback) was presented for its first reading in Parliament on the 27th February 2007,…
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Internet Gambling After the US Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act 2006
On 30 September 2006 the US Congress passed the Safe Port Act. Tagged on to this Act is Title VIII: The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGE Act). The UIGE Act makes it a criminal offence for the betting and gaming industry to accept financial transactions to facilitate “unlawful Internet gambling” and requires…
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Wireless LAN for a Law Office
This article explains the basic components and technologies of WLANs and how they work together.
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Chinese (PRC) Laws On The Internet
A listing of Chinese (PRC) Online legal resources found on the Internet.
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IT Contract Management And Administration For Law Firms
Contract management is one area of the IT procurement process (whether for hardware or for software) that is often overlooked.
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Online Gambling Laws in Singapore
Introduction Singapore laws strictly prohibit gambling and the advertising or promotion of gambling venues. Only limited exceptions exist. This article looks at the gambling laws in Singapore and how they apply to online gambling. The principal legislation are the (1) Betting Act (“BA”); (2) Common Gaming Houses Act (“CGHA”); and (3) Broadcasting (Class License) Notification…
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Cloaking A Website
Cloaking allows webserver administrators to draw a virtual curtain around a Web site to mask sensitive information from outsiders. It can make a website appears as if it has been abandoned to someone while to everyone else, the website appears as “business as usual”.
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Trends in Phishing 2004
According to analysts, more than 57 million adults think that they have received a phishing email, while the Anti-Phishing Working Group estimates a 38 percent average monthly growth rate in phishing attacks.
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Singapore Laws On The Internet 2005
A listing of Singapore Online legal resources found on the Internet.
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GNU General Public License Under German Law
In the first known court ruling anywhere in the world on the legal effects of the GNU General Public License (“GPL”), the District Court of Munich I in Germany (the “Court”) in May 2004 decided that the provisions of the GPL are enforceable under German law. The lawsuit was initiated by one of the so-called…
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Model Data Protection Code For The Private Sector v1.3 (June 2003)
This Model Code outlines the minimum requirements for the protection of personal information whether or not in the form of electronic data (“personal data”). The Model code was first drafted by the Legal Sub- Committee of the National Internet Advisory Committee (NIAC). It was subsequently opened for public consultation by the Media Development Authority (MDA)…
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