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Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules
(AP)
AP - In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don't have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence. Conviction reversed in web hoax that led to suicide
(AFP)
 AFP - A woman who was convicted of computer fraud in an Internet hoax that led to the suicide of 13-year-old girl was tentatively acquitted Thursday by a federal judge.
DOJ Officially Opens Investigation Into Google Book Search
(PC World)
PC World - The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed on Thursday that it is investigating a settlement involving Google Book Search for possible antitrust violations, following months of speculation that the agency had its eye on the service. Broadband industry group say U.S. rules go too far
(Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. government guidelines to spend $4 billion to expand broadband access to underserved areas across the United States may go beyond current laws, a broadband industry group, said on Thursday. Online Ad Groups Release New Behavioral Ad Principles
(PC World)
PC World - Online consumers should get more information about what information is being tracked and collected for the purposes of behavioral advertising, and they should have more control over what data is being collected, according to new privacy principles released Thursday by four advertising trade groups. Ask.com Bets on Semantic Search, Targeting Special Audiences
(PC World)
PC World - In the past eight months, Ask.com has unfurled a set of changes to its search engine that the IAC unit calls a success, although its share of U.S. search queries has actually shrunk during that time period. Microsoft Removes Projectile-vomiting IE8 Ad From Web
(PC World)
PC World - An online ad for Internet Explorer 8 that showed a woman projectile vomiting has left such a bad taste in viewers' mouths that Microsoft has decided to remove it. Internet used to help young smokers quit
(Reuters)
Reuters - The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is leading a $2.9 million National Cancer Institute project to increase demand for evidence-based, Internet-based smoking cessation treatment for young adults aged 18 to 24 years. Gamer steals from virtual world to pay real debts
(Reuters)
Reuters - Facing real world debts, a trusted figure in a popular online game stole money from the virtual bank he ran and exchanged it for cash through the black market. Conficker: Forgotten but not Gone
(PC World)
PC World - Conficker may not dominate the headlines any longer, but it's still going strong, according to Trend Micro's Malware Blog and stats from the Conficker Working Group.
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