Online less and less beyond reach of governments


	Online less and less beyond reach of governments

alexpapa

12-28-2007 6:25 AM

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online, communications, data, informationage, business, marketing

alexpapa says:

Quite a few analysts have described the situation of online as being essentially out of reach of governments and laws written before the information age. That time is over and this has enormous implications for many businesses that are currently thriving in the online space.

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