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Sources: HP to settle civil complaint

December 7, 2006 California's attorney general is expected to announce that the company has settled complaints related to spy scandal, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: attorney general, Patricia Dunn, complaint, tactic, HP, California

California AG considering civil suit against HP

November 30, 2006 State's top cop is gathering information about damage that may have been caused by covert attempts to unearth leaks to the media. TAGS: attorney general, Stephen Shankland, suit, shareholder, California, HP

Mass. attorney general sues wind installer

March 8, 2007 A wind turbine installer misled environmentally-conscious consumers, suit alleges. TAGS: turbine, alternative energy, attorney general, suit, Massachusetts

Police blotter: Prosecutors want reporters' hard drives

October 13, 2006 Pennsylvania's attorney general demands newspaper reporters' hard drives as part of a grand-jury investigation. TAGS: Pennsylvania, attorney general, Police Blotter, subpoena, reporter, prosecutor, First Amendment, newspaper, hard drive, Web browser, password

Va. proposal would track sex offenders by e-mail, IM

December 12, 2006 Backed by MySpace, attorney general to propose law next year that would make his state first to require registration of online aliases. TAGS: proposal, Virginia, MySpace, attorney general, legislator, News Corp., e-mail address, Republican, registry, IM, e-mail, database

Documents: Criminal charges in HP scandal

October 12, 2006 Read through felony charges California's attorney general filed against Hewlett-Packard's former chairman, four others. TAGS: Bill Lockyer, hp scandal, attorney general, chairman, California, HP

Calif. court drops charges against Dunn

March 14, 2007 Judge dismisses misdemeanor charge against former HP chairman. Three other defendants in spying scandal to do community service. TAGS: defendant, Patricia Dunn, scandal, California, chairman, attorney general, count, court, attorney, HP

Calif. AG files felony charges in HP probe

October 5, 2006 Attorney general calls former Chairman Patricia Dunn 'catalyst' for HP leak hunt and say others could be charged. Photos: Charges filed TAGS: Bill Lockyer, Patricia Dunn, attorney general, press conference, probe, Sacramento, California, investigation, chairman, attorney, HP, Adobe PDF, video

Attorney general to talk data retention with new Congress

January 18, 2007 Alberto Gonzales says it's critical to ensure that law enforcement is able to get its hands on subscriber data from ISPs. TAGS: Alberto Gonzales, Orrin Hatch, legislation, attorney general, Utah, Internet Service Provider, aide, Internet service, service provider, Republican

Company accused of selling fake antispyware settles suit

December 4, 2006 Secure Computer agrees to pay $1 million to settle charges that it violated Washington state's spyware law. TAGS: attorney general, settlement, suit, Washington, spyware, anti-spyware, agreement, Microsoft Corp., PC

Reporters' records accessed in HP probe

September 7, 2006 Two News.com reporters are among nine journalists whose personal phone records were accessed during HP's probe into boardroom leaks. TAGS: Dawn Kawamoto, reporter, attorney general, pretexting, SEC filing, Patricia Dunn, investigation, journalist, record, prosecutor, office, HP, attorney, California, AT&T Corp.

Terrorism invoked in ISP snooping proposal

May 31, 2006 Attorney general said Internet providers must retain records of Americans' activities to help in terrorism fight, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: terrorism, attorney general, Internet provider, telecommunications, proposal, Internet Service Provider, Time Warner Inc., record, Comcast Corp., activity, discussion, Google Inc.

New York focuses antitrust probe of record labels

February 14, 2006 State Attorney General sends music companies new round of subpoenas in investigation of online-music pricing. TAGS: Eliot Spitzer, subpoena, antitrust, investigation, digital music, pricing, attorney general, Warner Music Group Corp., inquiry, New York, label, round, office, security

HP settles with California in spy scandal

December 7, 2006 State says it has made a deal with PC maker over civil charges related to methods used in an HP leak investigation. TAGS: Bill Lockyer, scandal, settlement, attorney general, ethics, California, HP, PC company, complaint, office, Microsoft Office

U.S. attorney general calls for 'reasonable' data retention

April 20, 2006 He suggests that new rules may be necessary to ensure integrity of investigations into online sex crimes. TAGS: Internet service, service provider, retention, attorney general, Internet Service Provider, investigation, billing, U.S., e-mail

HP probe snared a third News.com reporter

September 8, 2006 In a surprising twist, telephone records of CNET News.com reporter Stephen Shankland's father were targeted. TAGS: Stephen Shankland, Dawn Kawamoto, reporter, Patricia Dunn, attorney general, investigation, pretexting, record, California, HP, spokesman, office, cell phone

'Free iPod' firm hit with privacy-breach suit

March 23, 2006 New York state accuses company of selling personal data on millions of users, violating posted policies. TAGS: privacy policy, Eliot Spitzer, business partner, attorney general, complaint, video game, New York, e-mail, games, video

Keeping watch on NSA surveillance

February 9, 2006 Disclosures about the NSA's terrorist surveillance have fired up debate about the constitutionality of the program. TAGS: NSA, surveillance, attorney general

N.Y. attorney general accuses Dell of fraud

May 16, 2007 Suit accuses the company of fraud, false advertising and deceptive business practices. TAGS: business practice, suit, attorney general, financing, fraud, New York, financial service, Dell, investigation, PC company, accounting, warranty

Attorney general mum on spy program court orders

January 18, 2007 At Senate hearing, Gonzales casts doubt on whether more details will be publicly disclosed about administration's latest surveillance plans. TAGS: Patrick Leahy, Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, attorney general, order, agreement, Republican, letter, U.S.
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