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California forced to defend 'junk fax' law

December 22, 2005 U.S. Chamber of Commerce challenges state law, set to take effect on Jan. 1, saying it hurts small businesses. TAGS: Debra Bowen, fax, fax machine, federal law, law, California

Court rules for Microsoft in antitrust case

April 18, 2006 People who bought Microsoft products indirectly can't sue the software maker under federal law. TAGS: antitrust violation, federal law, plaintiff, antitrust, appeals court, RealNetworks Inc., class action, Time Warner Inc., spokesman, Microsoft Corp., software company, Sun Microsystems Inc., Gateway Inc.

FAQ: When Google is not your friend

February 3, 2006 Google's vast database of its users' searches is a gold mine for police and curious divorce attorneys. It's just a matter of time. TAGS: attorney, federal law, search engine, Google Inc., FAQ, police, Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., history, toolbar, Microsoft Corp.

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, law, California, attorney general, privacy, identity theft, practice, HP

Homeland Security calls for tech industry involvement

August 1, 2005 Department secretary says Silicon Valley should take advantage of anti-terrorism law intended to safeguard companies from liability. TAGS: homeland security, Lockheed Martin Corp., federal law, RFID, Silicon Valley, agency, information technology

Republican politico endorses data retention

May 5, 2006 Aide to House committee chairman expresses support for law prohibiting ISPs from deleting customer activity records. TAGS: Internet provider, aide, federal law, legislation, record, Republican, billing, telecommunications, Internet service, Internet Service Provider

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, AT&T Corp., information privacy, certification, telecommunications company, federal law, attorney general, telecommunications, attorney, BellSouth Corp., defense, letter, section

Get ready for 'Son of Can-Spam'

October 10, 2005 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh has a bead on lawmakers' latest plans to get tough--once again--on the spam epidemic. TAGS: WhenU, CAN-SPAM Act, federal law, legislator, law, spyware, anti-spyware, adware, e-mail

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, drug, regulation, senator, doctor, legislation, law, bill, attorney general, service provider, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, U.S.

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