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Attorney general: Bush blocked review of spy program

July 18, 2006 Alberto Gonzales also presses for controversial law that would permit secret court to review NSA spy program. TAGS: Alberto Gonzales, NSA, attorney general, Patrick Leahy, Democrat, court, president, lawyer, Bush Administration, Sen., authority

Ashcroft firm lobbies for tech titans

March 21, 2006 eBay, Oracle among companies using former U.S. top cop John Ashcroft as a hired gun. TAGS: antitrust, Oracle Corp., John Ashcroft, Siebel Systems Inc., Internet company, PeopleSoft Inc., eBay Inc., lobbyist, attorney general

Men sued for spam pushing fake diplomas

December 6, 2004 Pennsylvania says e-mail boasting university degrees requiring no classes or tests violate consumer protection law. TAGS: Pennsylvania, degree, university, attorney general, state, e-mail

Feud between MySpace, state AGs heats up

May 16, 2007 MySpace says request to turn over data pertaining to sex offenders is illegal; attorneys general respond with hints of legal action. TAGS: Hemanshu Nigam, MySpace, Richard Blumenthal, subpoena, attorney, attorney general, law

Dunn to surrender Thursday

October 5, 2006 Four of the five people facing charges in HP spying case are set to turn themselves in soon. TAGS: Bryan Wagner, Santa Clara, attorney general, attorney, HP, office, California

Time for HP to clean house

September 7, 2006 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the burgeoning "Patriciagate" scandal is spiraling out of control. TAGS: Patricia Dunn, Carly Fiorina, attorney general, pretexting, ethics, investigation, HP, AT&T Corp., chairman, California, CEO

Chart: HP in the hot seat

September 25, 2006 Here's a rundown of the agencies investigating HP's methods of tracking down a "leaker" on its board. TAGS: authority, attorney general, agency, telecommunications, California, attorney, HP, U.S.

Legal loophole emerges in NSA spy program

May 18, 2006 An AT&T attorney hints that the White House authorized the company to open its network to surveillance. TAGS: NSA, information privacy, AT&T Corp., telecommunications company, certification, federal law, attorney general, telecommunications, defense, BellSouth Corp., attorney, letter, section

Police Blotter: Intoxilyzer code must be disclosed

January 28, 2008 Appeals court rules that Kentucky driver facing DUI charges based on a closed-source breath alcohol reading can inspect the source code. TAGS: Kentucky, Police Blotter, source code, subpoena, prosecutor, attorney general, defendant, alcohol, defense, attorney

MySpace seeks advice in sex offender investigation

June 4, 2007 Social-networking service asks Pennsylvania court for guidance as it responds to state attorney general's request for e-mail content. TAGS: Pennsylvania, MySpace, request, News Corp., attorney general, guidance, e-mail message, e-mail, advice, database

Lawyer for former HP chairman vows revenge on Perkins

February 28, 2007 Former board member Tom Perkins accused of "cowardly attacks" and "rewriting history" in his recent comments about Patricia Dunn. TAGS: Patricia Dunn, Carly Fiorina, board member, attorney general, scandal, lawyer, chairman, investigation, HP, attack, California, Dell

Virginia is for longer data retention

December 21, 2006 Task force led by commonwealth's attorney general says ISPs should aid police by keeping e-mails, customer information. TAGS: Virginia, Internet company, attorney general, Time Warner Inc., Internet service, police, service provider, Internet Service Provider, representative, attorney, agency, America Online Inc., Adobe PDF

SEC filing acknowledges 'pretexting' in HP board probe

September 6, 2006 The company's investigation into media leaks has stirred up federal regulators and the California attorney general's office. TAGS: SEC filing, pretexting, investigation, Patricia Dunn, leak, attorney general, firm, California, HP, e-mail

HP board mum on Dunn's fate

September 10, 2006 Following a Sunday meeting to discuss a probe of leaks to the news media, the board plans to reconvene late Monday. TAGS: probe, pretexting, board member, fate, attorney general, HP, California

Calif. top cop on HP, privacy and 'pretexting'

September 7, 2006 Attorney General Bill Lockyer discusses the controversial practice of pretexting and how his office is dealing with the problem. TAGS: Bill Lockyer, pretexting, federal law, statute, California, law, attorney general, identity theft, privacy, practice, HP

Report: U.K. failing to fight Net fraudsters

July 27, 2006 Police not helpful as they could be to businesses, individuals who suffer Internet fraud, warns top legal advisor. TAGS: fraud, fraudster, police, victim, crime, goods, authority, U.K., attorney general

State governments push for Net neutrality laws

June 26, 2006 Attorneys general in New York and California say they'd like a federal law prohibiting network operators from offering a "fast lane" on the Internet. TAGS: Eliot Spitzer, Net Neutrality, Bill Lockyer, provision, Democrat, Republican, attorney, content provider, bill, attorney general, California, law, spokesman, New York, broadband, eBay Inc.

Microsoft agrees to change Vista desktop search

June 20, 2007 Changes aim to address Google antitrust concerns. Also: Redmond talks for first time about when service pack will arrive. TAGS: desktop search, decree, consent decree, antitrust, agreement, regulator, attorney general, Google Inc., attorney, Microsoft Windows Vista, service pack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Senators demand more regulations on Net pharmacies

May 16, 2007 Politicians mull forcing ISPs to block "rogue" pharmacies or monitoring customers' Web traffic to block ads. TAGS: pharmacy, Patrick Leahy, federal law, regulation, drug, senator, legislation, doctor, attorney general, law, bill, Internet service, service provider, Internet Service Provider, U.S.

Proposal requires sex offenders to list e-mail, IM

January 30, 2007 MySpace joins politicians to support proposed federal bill, which also encourages sites to check user lists against offender registry. TAGS: MySpace, legislation, attorney general, Rep., Sen., e-mail address, IM, e-mail
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