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Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 23:29:12 -0400 To: Philodox Clips List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "R.A. Hettinga" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Clips] Schwarzenegger signs law to punish phishing Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9547692/print/1/displaymode/1098/> MSNBC.com Schwarzenegger signs law to punish phishing California law first of its kind in the United States Reuters Updated: 9:32 p.m. ET Sept. 30, 2005 SAN FRANCISCO - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill Friday making Internet "phishing" identity theft scams punishable by law. The bill, advanced by state Sen. Kevin Murray, is the first of its kind in the United States and makes "phishing" - getting people to divulge personal information via e-mail by representing oneself as a business without the approval or authority of the business - a civil violation. Victims may seek to recover actual damages or $500,000 for each violation, depending upon which is greater. Phishing often involves the use of names of legitimate banks, retailers and financial institutions to convince recipients of bogus e-mail offers to respond. -- ----------------- R. A. Hettinga <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/> 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' _______________________________________________ Clips mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.philodox.com/mailman/listinfo/clips --- end forwarded text -- ----------------- R. A. Hettinga <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/> 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
