House Takes Aim at Patriot Act Secret Searches: “The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to roll back a key provision (amending H.R. 2799, see link below), which allows the government to conduct secret “sneak and peek” searches of private property, of a sweeping anti-terrorism law passed soon after the Sept. 11 attacks.”
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Daily Archives: July 23, 2003
RIAA vs. MIT & Boston College Over File-Sharing Student Info
From MIT News (via The Register): “MIT recently received a subpoena from the Recording Industry Association of America that was issued under the terms of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The subpoena requests the name and address of the individual whose computer was, according to the RIAA, sending out copyrighted songs on the Internet…MIT of… Continue Reading
Demand Grows for Do Not Spam List
From Internet.com: “Sen. Charles Schumer (D.-N.Y.) said Wednesday he will seek to amend the current spam bill pending before the Senate to include requiring the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to create a Do Not Spam list comparable to the FTC’s popular Do Not Call registry.” The downside of the Do Not Call registry – from… Continue Reading
FTC Launches New Telemarketing Fraud Website
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched a new website, Telemarketing Fraud Enforcement, which includes: the text of enforcement action announcements since October 1, 2002 a link to Summary of Enforcement Action Announcements from January-July 2003 a link to consumer information on numerous types of fraud (online and offline), with content available in text or… Continue Reading
