Internet Tax Freedom Act

Submitted by marcela1991 on Thu, 08/16/2012 - 12:17pm

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http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f21/macpro75/streamline-tax01a.jpg

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This image represents the lack of tax on transactions made online state to state. The Internet Tax Freedom act passed during the Clinton administration. The law prohibits multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce and it wont be reviewed again until November 1, 2014.

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National

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Whats the digital divide

Submitted by Breedj on Thu, 08/16/2012 - 12:15pm

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Leonard castaing

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Digital divide, information, access, television, phone, internet

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Not Applicable

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Graph

Whats the digital divide

Submitted by Breedj on Thu, 08/16/2012 - 12:15pm

Source:

Leonard castaing

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Digital divide, information, access, television, phone, internet

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Not Applicable

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Graph

The Secure Sockets Layer

Submitted by marcela1991 on Thu, 08/16/2012 - 12:13pm

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https://ssl.trustwave.com/images/support/ssl-handshake.jpg

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This image shows the process of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) which is a commonly-used protocol used to manage the secuirty of a message trasmission via the internet.

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Global

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Picture/Photograph

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

Submitted by marcela1991 on Thu, 08/16/2012 - 12:10pm

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http://www.worldjewishcongress.org/userfiles/image/oecd-logo.jpg

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This iamge is of the OECD which stands for Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. In 2000 the OECD released a set of guidelines for Consumer protection in regards to electronic eommerce.

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Global

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Picture/Photograph

Global Internet Device Sales

Submitted by crshen on Thu, 08/16/2012 - 12:06pm

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http://www.mymcart.com/blog/next-big-thing

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Future projections show a rise of tablets being sold, which allows consumers to have yet another way to buy online.

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Graph

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National

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United States

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

Submitted by marcela1991 on Thu, 08/16/2012 - 12:05pm

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http://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/unmanaged/logos/icann.jpg

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This iamge shows the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers which was created by the US government. ICANN has a diverse international representation of various sectors such as the private sectors, the governement and consumer interests. It was ultimately established to allocate and provide a formal strucutre domain name system management.