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FAQ: The new 'annoy' law explained

January 11, 2006 Certain types of Web sites, e-mail are now federally prohibited. What does that mean in practice? TAGS: First Amendment, law, Communications Decency Act, communication, VoIP, prosecutor, argument, person, section

$1 million bond set for alleged spammer's freedom

November 9, 2004 Virginia judge sets bail for North Carolina resident Jeremy Jaynes at $1 million, arguing that Jaynes is a flight risk. TAGS: Virginia, prosecutor, bond, spammer, spam, North Carolina, asset, law, e-mail, monitor

Net porn ban faces another legal setback

March 22, 2007 Federal judge says 1998 law targeting Web sites deemed "harmful to minors" goes too far and violates the free speech rights of American adults. TAGS: Child Online Protection Act, minor, setback, porn, First Amendment, law, opinion, filter, prosecutor, Bush Administration, federal judge, material, court, professor, response, Google Inc.

E-tracking through your cell phone

February 13, 2006 Against a law, prosecutors aim to track suspects' locations through cell phones, CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh says. TAGS: surveillance, Judge, cell phone, prosecutor, location, law

Spam keeps cookin'--despite new laws

February 18, 2004 Criminal laws "haven't done much to deter virus writers and hackers," a Justice Department prosecutor warns. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, prosecutor, spam, spammer, law, attorney, virus, e-mail

FAQ: Wi-Fi mooching and the law

July 8, 2005 Is it legal to use another's network without asking? Is it OK to share your own network? It's not always clear. TAGS: Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Computer Fraud, IEEE 802.1X, Wi-Fi, law, DSL, prosecutor, wireless network, professor, Verizon Communications, monitoring

Web posts spark libel complaint from politician

August 23, 2005 Oklahoma prosecutors to decide whether to press criminal charges against former mayoral candidate accused of libeling politician. TAGS: Oklahoma, politician, prosecutor, police, law, attorney

Week in review: Sex, spies and video flaps

March 23, 2007 Porn law overturned, corporate spying and video-hosting sites--what's next on the court docket? TAGS: Child Online Protection Act, Viacom Inc., TomorrowNow, porn, Oracle Corp., prosecutor, SAP AG, YouTube, reader, Week in review, lawsuit, law, Google Inc., video

Supreme Court keeps Net porn law on ice

June 29, 2004 update In a close vote, the justices rule that a federal law designed to restrict Internet pornography violates Americans' free-speech rights. TAGS: Child Online Protection Act, porn, minor, law, Philadelphia, court, children, prosecutor, America, trial, material

Police blotter: Child porn in Web cache OK

November 24, 2006 In this week's installment, court reverses conviction of man who viewed illegal porn but didn't know it was saved in his Web cache. TAGS: conviction, Police Blotter, cache, defendant, Pennsylvania, possession, porn, evidence, prosecutor, image, law, situation, Web browser, hard drive

Making the wrong move against spyware

May 2, 2005 CNET News.com's Washington watcher Declan McCullagh explains why a new congressional anti-spyware proposal is doomed to irrelevance. TAGS: spyware, Intermix Media Inc., Mary Bono, anti-spyware, adware, prosecutor, law, practice, America, PC

Year in review: Seeking to squelch spam

December 21, 2004 Prompted by company and consumer outcry, legislators, technologists tried different ways in 2004 to slice up the spam problem. TAGS: e-mail authentication, spam, CAN-SPAM Act, prosecutor, standards, virus, law, e-mail, America Online Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Justice Dept. wants new antipiracy powers

October 12, 2004 Government report takes aim at file swapping and says the FBI needs more money, wiretapping permission and a lot more laws. TAGS: Induce Act, intellectual property, antipiracy, file-swapping, prosecutor, RIAA, nation, law, agent
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