Virtually every state and territory in the U.S. has regulations in place that allow attorneys general to levy financial punishments against organizations that do not properly address breaches involving personal information.

FORBES: Data Breach FUD: Fear, Uncertainty And Dollars

Compared to the income and general sales tax hikes, the Amazon levy is penny ante stuff.

FORBES: Connecticut About To Adopt Amazon Internet Sales Tax

Attorney General Eric Holder and the Department of Justice had sought to levy thousands of dollars in fines against the pro-life activist as well as seeking a permanent injunction banning her from continuing her faithful 20-year ministry outside an abortion clinic in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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Its chief executive, Jean-Bernard Levy, says it will exploit the internet to distribute its content, but not as a general-purpose advertising medium.

ECONOMIST: Big media and the internet