A bill is a proposed law under consideration by a legislature. A bill does not become law until it is passed by the legislature and, in most cases, approved by the executive. Once a bill has been enacted into law, it is called an act or a statute.
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Mozilla CEO: India's lack of data protection laws has harmed its citizens
Mozilla's CEO, Mitchell Baker, said yesterday that India's lack of data protection bill has "increased the harm faced by ...
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California blocks bill that could’ve led to a facial recognition police-state
Californian lawmakers have blocked a bill that would have expanded facial recognition surveillance across the state -- ...
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Estonia is finally gearing up to regulate e-scooters on its roads — EU adoption increasing
Government officials in Estonia are discussing amendments to traffic regulations today that are could pave the way for regulating ...
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Ebikes and e-scooters legalized in New York, delivery drivers first to benefit
It’s been a rocky road, but New York State has finally taken steps to legalize the use of e-scooters and ebikes. Delivery ...
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US looks to block Huawei from banks after Trump ban fails
Politicians from both sides are reportedly ready to submit a bill that would ban US banks from processing "signfiicant transactions' ...
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Washington state finally lifting ban on zero-emission vehicle mandates
Earlier this week, Washington state senators signed a bill that would lift the state's current ban on zero-emission vehicle ...
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New bill could kill NASA’s Moon base plans
The US House of Representatives recently proposed a bipartisan bill that would essentially tank NASA's plans to build a fully-functioning ...
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New Hampshire bill to allow taxes to be paid in Bitcoin falls short
No, New Hampshire residents won't be able to pay their taxes in Bitcoin or cryptocurrency after legislators veto a bill trying ...
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Dutch crypto payment fraudsters could face 6 years in prison under new bill
Law makers in the Netherlands could increase the maximum prison sentence for those committing payment fraud with cryptocurrency ...
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Moonday Mornings: IRS readies to tax your cryptocurrency — no matter what
It's the start of another week and that means it's time for Hard Fork's wrap-up of the weekend's top cryptocurrency and blockchain ...
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Iranian gov reportedly offering bounties to those who rat out illegal Bitcoin miners
The Iranian government is reportedly offering a bounty for anyone that dobs illegal Bitcoin mining businesses to the authorities. ...
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California makes deepfakes illegal to curb revenge porn and doctored political videos
To combat deepfakes, California passed two bills making it illegal to post any manipulated videos of political figures with ...
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Cryptocurrency-focused bank scores $10M from backers including Binance and Polychain Capital
The Malta-based cryptocurrency-focused Founders Bank has raised $10 million from leading investors including Binance and ...
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Russia reportedly enacts laws defining cryptocurrency and smart contracts
Russia has reportedly just enacted a new "digital rights act" that defines smart contracts and cryptocurrency tokens coming ...
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LocalBitcoins sees huge spikes in usage during Hong Kong’s political unrest
Bitcoin volumes have seen an increase in Hong Kong on peer-to-peer trading site LocalBitcoins. The platform has seen its ...
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Uber won't reclassify drivers as employees, despite California's AB5 ruling (Updated)
Uber has said it has no plans to reclassify its vast army of drivers as employees in light of the the gig workers' rights ...
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California passes landmark gig workers' rights bill — here's what that means
California legislators on Tuesday approved a landmark bill that would consider contractors for companies like Uber and Lyft ...
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The Trump administration drafted an executive order to censor the internet
CNN has obtained a draft of an executive order that could potentially censor huge portions of the internet. In an attempt ...
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Iran further solidifies stance on cryptocurrency mining, but says trading is ‘unlawful’
Iran's government has put an end to months of speculation by ratifying a bill that acknowledges cryptocurrency mining is ...
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India claims its Aadhaar push is for the ‘good’ of people despite serious privacy concerns
Last year, India's top court ruled that Aadhaar doesn't violate the privacy. Now, there are three major developments are ...
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The frontline of the abortion battle isn't in Alabama, it's online
As the legislative noose draws tighter around women’s necks, it’s centuries-old technology, or modern adaptation of it ...
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Moonday Mornings: 30% of cryptocurreny startups failed in 2018
Another weekend has come and gone, meaning there's blockchain and cryptocurrency news to catch up on, thankfully Monday Mornings ...
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Colorado senator wants to study blockchain for water rights management
A senator in Colorado wants the state to study the potential use of blockchain technology in water rights management.
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UK upskirting ban proves sexual assault laws are only just catching up with tech
Until yesterday, upskirting was almost completely legal. The practice involves taking sexually intrusive photos up people’s ...
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GOP pushes porn as the answer to border wall funding
The Republican party wants to sell access to pornography in order to fund President Trump's border wall. Because, of course ...
