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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: law, First Amendment, Communications Decency Act, VoIP, communication, prosecutor, argument, section, person

Police blotter: Heirs sue over will-making software

January 24, 2007 Quicken software is used to create a will for a 91-year-old woman. Two grandnieces claim it's the unauthorized practice of law. TAGS: Police Blotter, Quicken, South Carolina, law, practice, insurance, woman, lawyer, representative, work

Police blotter: Teens prosecuted for racy photos

February 9, 2007 In this week's installment, a teen is prosecuted for taking risque photos of herself and her teenage beau and e-mailing them to him. TAGS: Police Blotter, teen, Florida, child, law, photograph, Judge, digital camera, image, camera, e-mail

Lawsuit challenges new 'e-annoyance' law

February 9, 2006 Law targeting e-mail, Web posts that "annoy" will be tested in suit filed by provider of service that lets people send anonymous e-mail. TAGS: law, First Amendment, identity, Arizona, VoIP, president, IP, e-mail

Yahoo on NSA surveillance: No comment

February 15, 2006 California politician tries to get Yahoo's lawyer to say whether company is cooperating with a domestic spying program. TAGS: Brad Sherman, NSA, Rep., Yahoo! Inc., lawyer, sheriff, general counsel, law, Los Angeles, Democrat, California, e-mail

France's diluted iTunes plan becomes law

August 4, 2006 But Socialist Party still hopes to revise it, likely forcing copyright-protecting tech to be freely interoperable. TAGS: France, law, Apple iTunes, open source, Apple Computer

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

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, defendant, Pennsylvania, cache, possession, evidence, prosecutor, image, law, Web browser, situation, hard drive

U.K. outlaws denial-of-service attacks

November 10, 2006 A newly passed law makes it illegal to impair the operation of a computer and closes a potential legal loophole. TAGS: denial of service, modification, e-mail server, U.K., law, operation, server, e-mail

Apple gets reprieve from French DRM-busting law

August 1, 2006 France's controversial copyright law is dealt a major setback as sections are ruled unconstitutional. TAGS: interoperability, digital-rights management, euro, online music, law, copyright law, France, Apple Computer

IRS to search PayPal records for tax evaders

April 13, 2006 Federal court grants IRS permission to troll through PayPal customers' offshore credit card and bank records. TAGS: PayPal, Costa Rica, online payment, tax, court, credit card, bank, Singapore, income, law, order, eBay Inc., U.S.

GOP revives ISP-tracking legislation

February 7, 2007 New "law and order agenda" proposes data retention requirements. Also, owners of racy Web sites would have to post labels or go to prison. TAGS: legislation, Internet provider, Bush Administration, Rep., telecommunications, agenda, Colorado, Republican, bill, law, requirement, Democrat, Internet Service Provider

Police blotter: Florida judges target Net sex

November 17, 2006 In this week's installment, state's supreme court says IMs are "e-mail" and upholds ban on "harmful" messages to minors. TAGS: minor, Florida, Police Blotter, law, statute, Virginia, New Mexico, New York, IM, Adobe PDF, e-mail

U.S. joins European cybercrime convention

October 2, 2006 The U.S. government ratifies a multilateral effort dealing with worms, fraud and child exploitation. TAGS: law, U.S.

Judge nixes Michigan law aimed at 'violent' games

April 4, 2006 State law restricting sale of video games deemed harmful to minors violates First Amendment, federal judge rules. TAGS: Michigan, First Amendment, video game, violence, federal judge, Rockstar Games, law, politician, Illinois, Grand Theft Auto, Judge, sale, games, video

Feds take porn fight to Google

January 19, 2006 Bush administration subpoenas records of all searches over one week as it defends disputed antiporn law. Document: Google subpoenaed over pornography TAGS: subpoena, Child Online Protection Act, Bush Administration, porn, search engine, request, government, Google Inc., law, Yahoo! Inc., attorney, America Online Inc., Microsoft Corp.

FAQ: The HP 'pretexting' scandal

September 6, 2006 What exactly did the tech giant do and what does the law say when it comes to obtaining phone records? We offer some answers. TAGS: pretexting, scandal, law, AT&T Corp., HP, chairman, California, letter

CA exec urges Asia to strengthen data-breach laws

September 28, 2007 Security sales director says region should follow Japan's example to ensure companies take data security more seriously. TAGS: Asia, data security, identity management, enterprise security, penalty, law, Computer Associates International Inc., Japan, network security, region, exec, Singapore, security, U.S., California

FAQ: How far does the new wiretap law go?

August 6, 2007 Protect America Act signed Sunday temporarily makes it easier for the feds to eavesdrop on calls and e-mail. But what are the privacy impacts? TAGS: NSA, law, vote, Democrat, FAQ, bill, town, Bush Administration, U.S., power, e-mail

EU wages war on cybercrime

May 24, 2007 As part of the targeted legislation, the Commission will consider laws for tackling ID theft later this year. TAGS: cybercrime, legislation, European Union, identity theft, commission, crime, law
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