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On June 26, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced legislation, S. 1350 (the Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act) “to require businesses or government agencies to notify individuals if a database has been broken into and personal data has been compromised, including Social Security numbers, driver’s licenses and credit cards. The bill is modeled, in …
H.R. 2517 (introduced June 19 by Rep. Lamar Smith), the Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2003, to enhance criminal enforcement of the copyright laws, educate the public about the application of copyright law to the Internet, and clarify the authority to seize unauthorized copyrighted works. In the bill language is the following statement: Trafficking …
Orrin Hatch: Software Pirate? This story has some legs. According to the Wired article: The senator’s site makes extensive use of a JavaScript menu system developed by Milonic Solutions, a software company based in the United Kingdom. The copyright-protected code has not been licensed for use on Hatch’s website. Statement by Milonic Solutions. An antipiracy …
On March 27, Sen. Biden introduced S. 731, the Secure Authentication Feature and Enhanced Identification Defense Act of 2003″ (SAFE ID Act), to prohibit fraud and related activity in connection with authentication features. “This bill will increase penalties for illegally using authentication features, such as holograms or watermarks, to create false, misleading or inaccurate identification. …
The press release, FTC Joins International Law Enforcers in Announcing Newly Developed Cross-Border Fraud Guidelines, is here, and provides links to press releases from participating countries, including Australia, Finland, Japan, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. See also: From the OECD press release: OECD governments have agreed on guidelines outlining a framework for international co-operation …
The 2003 Global Software Piracy Study (14 pages pdf), from the Business Software Alliance, can be viewed according to regional data as follows: North America: Canada / United States Latin America Western Europe Eastern America Middle East/Africa Asia/Pacific
Today the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing on Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Reauthorization. Testimony was presented on the agency’s work in the areas of competition and consumer protection, and future plans for programs that respond to the challenges from the wide range of consumer fraud conducted via the Internet, along …
The Department of Home Security today announced the creation of the “National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) under the Department’s Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Directorate. The NCSD will provide for 24 x 7 functions, including conducting cyberspace analysis, issuing alerts and warning, improving information sharing, responding to major incidents, and aiding in national-level recovery efforts.” …
According to Reuters, Wired Magazine plans to publish an article, Slammed! An inside view of the worm that crashed the Internet in 15 minutes, in their July issue, that includes the source code for the Slammer (SQL) virus.
European Parliament adopts Declaration against Piracy in Europe. “The European Parliament (June 5) sent an important political signal that piracy will not be tolerated, when it adopted a Declaration on the Fight against Piracy and Counterfeiting in the Enlarged EU. A majority of Euro MPs signed the Declaration that calls for concerted action against the …
According this press release from the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), “More than sixty percent of the world’s cybercrime originates in the US, with hacking and fraud at the top of the offences.” The report itself is not available online, but a copy may be requested from Steven Matz at ICC Commercial Crime Services.
Gearing Up For July 1, 2003 – Senate Bill 1386 – How Does It Affect You?. “On July 1, 2003, Senate Bill 1386 becomes Civil Code 1798.82. In a nutshell, the law states that any person or company doing business in the state of California is responsible for notifying California residents of security breaches to …
