E-Government and E-Commerce Issues

• Digital Signatures
  • Digital signature software (PC Magazine, August 25, 2000)
  • Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
    Enrolled Senate Bill 761 - type S 761 in "By Bill Number" box to view text of bill
  • Overview of electronic authorization and digital signatures Washington State Office of the Secretary of State
  • State of Washington Digital Certificate Program - Obtain a digital certificate

• Protecting Citizens' Privacy
  • Examples of government privacy statements:
    • Seattle
    • Model Privacy Policy - Washington State Department of Information Services
    • Enumclaw - specifies exactly what information the city collects
  • Electronic records, disclosure and privacy - WSAMA presentation, October 5, 2000
  • Public Records vs. Private Lives (Government Technology, vol. 13, issue 8, June 2000)
  • Securing Online Privacy (Infoworld, September 11, 2000)

• Taxation and the Internet
  • Advisory Commission on E-commerce
  • E-commerce tax news
  • The Net Tax Debate: Two Views (Government Technology, July 2000)

• Web Site Accessibility