- Wed Sep 3 2003 Taking Microsoft to task on spam
California state Sen. Debra Bowen tells CNET News.com that when it comes to acting against spam, Microsoft is talking out of both sides of its mouth.
Posted by Paul Festa and Alorie Gilbert
- Tue Apr 13 1999 Short Take: California DSL bill passes committee
A California bill that would require local phone companies to allow
digital subscriber line providers to deliver data over a phone company's existing wires--a process known as "line sharing"--passed the Assembly Utilities & Commerce Committee on a 7-1 vote. The bill, AB 991, sponsored by Democratic Assemblyman Lou Papan, was amended to direct state regulators to follow the FCC's lead on the issue. A similar bill, SB 1066, sponsored by state Sen. Debra Bowen, awaits action in the upper house.
Posted by Corey Grice
- 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
- Wed May 26 2004 Calif. Senate passes e-mail privacy bill
The bill would require employers to notify workers if they plan to read their e-mail or track Internet usage.
Posted by Alorie Gilbert
- Wed Mar 26 2003 California spam bill passes Senate
Posted by Stefanie Olsen
- Wed Jul 2 2003 Spam bills roil California lawmakers
As a key committee sends one spam bill to a vote of the California Assembly, leaving a second one to die, the author of the failed bill places the blame with Microsoft.
Posted by Paul Festa
- Thu Nov 13 2003 Ad groups lobby for antispam law
Three influential trade groups are pushing Congress to pass a federal spam law before the holidays, cautioning that without it, unwanted e-mail will hamper e-commerce.
Posted by Stefanie Olsen
- Mon Aug 11 2003 Lawmakers to probe RFID technology
A hearing in California later this month will address privacy issues that surround the wireless technology, which can monitor everything from clothing to currency.
Posted by Alorie Gilbert
- Thu Mar 9 2000 Senator says Web devices a target of consumer concern
As online privacy fears mount, lawmakers are looking at another potential peephole into the lives of consumers: the television.
Posted by Patricia Jacobus and Jim Davis
- Tue Feb 24 2004 California lawmaker introduces RFID bill
A California state lawmaker introduces a bill meant to address consumer privacy concerns related to the commercial use of radio frequency identification technology.
Posted by Alorie Gilbert
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