Contributed by Organizations or Campuses; Articles, Papers, and Reports; Policy and Law: Federal; and Internet Content Regulation
Wi-Fi 'illegal images' politician defends legislation
| Title: | Wi-Fi 'illegal images' politician defends legislation (ID: CSD5262) | | Author(s): | Declan McCullagh (CNET News.com) | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (12/06/2007) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | The Democratic sponsor of a bill forcing anyone with an open Wi-Fi connection to report illegal images--or pay fines of up to $300,000--says a recent Internet outcry over the legislation misses the point. Rep. Nick Lampson of Texas, who drafted the bill that the House of Representatives approved this week, said through a spokesman on Thursday that he didn't actually mean to target Americans who happen to have Wi-Fi access points at home. The legislation also covers social-networking sites, domain name registrars, Internet service providers, and e-mail service providers such as Hotmail and Gmail. | | View this resource: | |
House Approves Spyware Bill--Again
| Title: | House Approves Spyware Bill--Again (ID: CSD4020) | | Author(s): | Declan McCullagh (CNET News.com) | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2005) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | he House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed two separate bills this week designed to address the growing problem of spyware. HR 29, introduced by Mary Bono (R-Calif.), would impose stiff fines on anyone found guilty of distributing computer code that results in browser hijacking, modifying bookmarks, collecting personal information without permission, and disabling security mechanisms. Violators can be fined as much as $3 million per incident. One of only four Representatives who voted against Bono's bill, Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) had introduced another bill, HR 744, that also prohibits installing spyware.Lofgren's bill, which passed 395 to 1, would impose fines and jail time to anyone found guilty. Both bills now go to the Senate, which failed to act on a spyware bill sent by the House last year. Senators have said they will not allow a similar situation this year. | | View this resource: | |
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