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Internet: An Overview of Six Key Policy Issues Affecting Its Use and Growth
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This report summarizes six key issues that could affect the growth and use of the Internet from a technology policy perspective: encryption and digital signatures; computer security; computer privacy, intellectual property rights, unsolicited electronic mail (“junk e-mail” or “spamming”), and Internet domain names.Abstract:
This report summarizes six key issues that could affect the growth and use of the Internet from a technology policy perspective: encryption and digital signatures; computer security; computer privacy (including consumer identity theft, protecting children from unsuitable material, and privacy of information in government databases), intellectual property rights, unsolicited electronic mail (“junk e-mail” or “spamming”), and Internet domain names. Identification of related legislation and other CRS reports that provide more detail on the issues is included. This report will be updated if necessary. Internet: An Overview of Six Key Policy Issues Affecting Its Use and Growthread more
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