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Fri Sep 20 2002
Calif. bans mobile phone spam
Gov. Gray Davis signs a bill that would prohibit companies from spamming mobile phones and pagers with unwanted text messages.
Posted by
Lisa M. Bowman
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Thu Dec 6 2001
Calif. halts birth-record sales to Web sites
Gov. Gray Davis suspends the sale of birth and death records to private companies. The concern: The records could be used to steal identities.
Posted by
Stefanie Olsen
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Wed Oct 2 2002
Segway faces regulation in California
The state's local governments will be allowed to regulate electric personal mobility devices, such as the Segway Human Transporter, under a bill approved by Gov. Gray Davis.
Posted by
Richard Shim
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Fri Sep 6 2002
Spoof site no joke for eBay
"eGray," a parody Web site that takes aim at California governor Gray Davis, has drawn the attention of auction giant eBay--and its lawyers.
Posted by
Troy Wolverton
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Wed May 21 2003
Calif. official in Oracle mess quits
Gov. Gray Davis' policy director, Kari Dohn, resigns to pursue "new challenges." Dohn was among those at the center of a controversy over a $95 million software deal.
Posted by
Dawn Kawamoto
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Mon Sep 25 2000
California governor vetoes Internet tax bill
Gray Davis vetoes a bill that would have required sales tax on online purchases made by state residents, while approving a ban on Internet access taxes for three years.
Posted by
Stefanie Olsen
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Fri May 10 2002
Calif. governor to return Oracle money
Gov. Gray Davis, who has come under fire for a multimillion-dollar software deal the state signed with the database giant, will give back a $25,000 campaign contribution.
Posted by
Alorie Gilbert
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Tue Jun 5 2001
Bill requires companies to tell if they snoop
A bill has passed the California State Senate that requires companies that
snoop on their employees' Web habits to post a policy about it. The bill now
heads to the Assembly for a vote. Under the bill, sponsored by democratic
Sen. Debra Bowen, companies would not be prohibited from tracking their
workers' e-mail and Internet surfing, but they would first have to tell
employees that they were doing so. Two similar bills by Bowen have passed in
recent years, but Gov. Gray Davis has vetoed both of them, saying they
would burden companies unnecessarily.
Posted by
Lisa M. Bowman
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Fri Jul 6 2001
Court divines rehab for hacker "saint"
Raphael Gray, the Welsh hacker who sent Bill Gates a shipment of Viagra using Gates' own credit card, will receive medical treatment for his "obsession."
Posted by
CNET News.com Staff
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Mon Dec 2 1996
Outfitting networks for printers
Hewlett-Packard introduces new LaserJet printers that offer easier management in networked environments.
Posted by
Jim Davis
