Robert McMillan reports: A new law makes it illegal in California to maliciously impersonate someone online. On Monday California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the law, which makes it a misdemeanor in the state to impersonate someone online for “purposes of harming, intimidating, threatening, or defrauding another person.” The bill’s author, State Senator Joe Simitian, said that…
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APF: Strengthen consent provisions in privacy regulation
I think the headline the paper had, “APF: Consent a danger to Australians’ privacy,” is terribly misleading, as it’s lack of consent that’s the danger to privacy, not consent! Maybe they meant to say “Inadequate consent provisions a danger….” Liz Tay reports: The Australian Privacy Foundation has fingered the concept of consent as the “single…
Schwarzenegger signs bill permitting sealing of autopsy records for slain children
State legislation on behalf of the families of two murdered San Diego County teenagers that permits the sealing of autopsy records for slain children was signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, it was announced today. Senate Bill 25, the Deceased Child Victims’ Protection and Privacy Act, was authored by Sen. Dennis Hollingsworth, R-Murrieta, at the request…
Ca: Feds relaunch anti-spam law
Arnold Ceballos writes: After some tweaking, the federal government recently reintroduced legislation aimed at tackling the growing problem of spam e-mail. Bill C-28, also known as the Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act (FISA), would prohibit sending unsolicited commercial electronic messages, including e-mails and text messages, unless there was an express or implied consent from the…