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http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/20784.html UN Retreats from Email Tax by Declan McCullagh 12:00 p.m. 16.Jul.99.PDT WASHINGTON -- A United Nations agency is backing away from a report in which it recommended Internet email taxes to help developing nations. In response to public outcry and congressional opposition, the United Nations Development Program said that it has "no plans" to levy taxes on anyone. [...] http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/20787.html MS Victory Portends Nothing by Declan McCullagh 1:15 p.m. 16.Jul.99.PDT WASHINGTON -- Microsoft's victory in the private antitrust case brought by Bristol Technology will have no direct affect on the Justice Department's lawsuit, experts say. "The influence on the federal case is entirely indirect," says William Kovacic, an antitrust law professor at George Washington University. [...] Also: FBI upgraded fingerprint database http://www.wired.com/news/news/technology/story/20782.html Senators encrypt bill with PGP http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/20775.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- the moderated mailing list of politics and technology To subscribe: send a message to majordomo@vorlon.mit.edu with this text: subscribe politech More information is at http://www.well.com/~declan/politech/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------