Georgetown Public Policy Review
Policy Shaping Our Future
by Jill Rothenbueler Maher “Stranger danger” takes on new meaning in the Internet age, where parents must worry about any digitally connected person, anywhere, making inappropriate contact with their child. Consumer Reports’ 2006 State of the Net Survey found that in 8 percent of homes with a child under 18, a youth had seen pornography from […]
by Henry Hensley Many are citing the recently passed Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act as the death knell for online gambling. While American-based casinos and bookmaking operations have long been prohibited from operating online, the law serves as an enforcement tool against overseas operations. The Act prohibits financial institutions from processing transactions between U.S. customers and […]