This panel, the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce, should recommend extending the no-new-Internet-tax forever.

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Sponsored by Representative Christopher Cox (RCalif.) and Senator Ron Wyden (DOre.), the bill would stop states and municipalities from imposing targeted, discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce.

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It is easy to see why the mall was the first image that sprang to mind when people started to think about electronic commerce on the Internet.

ECONOMIST: Electronic commerce

Approval of the measure is being urged by industry groups and some national corporations, which say the lack of a uniform legal standard on electronic signatures is impeding interstate commerce.

CNN: Compromise likely on digital signature bill

State and municipalities were starting to pile on levies that threatened to strangle this electronic-commerce marketplace in its infancy.

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Civil liberties advocates and many companies resolutely oppose the plan, saying it is unworkable, an infringement on individual privacy and destined to stunt the growth of electronic commerce.

BBC: UK Government dithers on encryption regulation

"The rapid growth of worldwide electronic commerce and the lack of international consensus on restrictions will further isolate these countries and make it difficult for them to continue these policies, " the report said.

CNN: Survey finds encryption rules loosening worldwide

On the other hand, it could spark an ugly patent war over electronic commerce.

ECONOMIST: It was my idea

During one test, DIS employees from five buildings viewed a live, on-screen presentation of a managers' meeting detailing the department's electronic commerce plans.

CNN: Coming to a local Government site near you: Live video