Internet: An Overview of Key Technology Policy Issues Affecting Its Use and Growth

Kruger, Lennard G. ; Moteff, John D. ; Gilroy, Angele A. ; Seifert, Jeffrey W. ; Moloney Figliola, Patricia ; Tehan, Rita

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Technology;    Technology policy;    Internet;   

RP-ID  :  98-67
RP-ID  :  98-67_2006Aug15

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The continued growth of the Internet for personal, government, and businesspurposes may be affected by a number of technology policy issues being debated byCongress. Among them are access to and regulation of broadband (high-speed)Internet services, computer and Internet security, Internet privacy, the impact of“spam,” concerns about what children may encounter (such as pornography) whenusing the Internet, management of the Internet Domain Name System, andgovernment information technology management.This report provides overviews of those issues, plus appendices providing a listof pending legislation, a list of acronyms, a discussion of legislation passed inearlier Congresses, and a list of other CRS reports that provide more detail on theseand related topics.