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PCWorld reports on EarthLink’s plan to implement a software application called ScamBlocker, beginning April 19, at no cost to customers. Phishing employs a combination of email solicitations and fake websites to lure unsuspecting users into compromising their personal and financial data. Other references to ID theft and phishing.
S.B. 604, the Maryland Spam Deterrent Deterrence Act, passed the Maryland legislature late Monday night, and awaits signature by Gov. Ehrlich. Penalties include a term of up to five years in prison and a fine of up to a $10,000.
As reported today by the WSJ, as well as via AP, privacy concerns raised in the U.S. and abroad about Google’s new Gmail, still in beta, have resulted in the company considering alowing users to opt-in/opt-out of being served targeted ads, currently a component of the free email service. Update on this issue from April …
FDIC Issues Warning About Fraudulent E-mails: “The FDIC has received complaints from consumers who received an e-mail that appears to have been sent by the FDIC. The e-mail is purportedly from security at fdic.com and the subject is fraud report. The e-mail informs recipients that their bank account has been temporarily closed because of fraudulent …
From the World Privacy forum, this press release and letter (pdf) on behalf of a coalition of over two dozen privacy and advocacy groups, addressing Google’s new webmail service, Gmail, specific to the retention and repurposing of user data for e-commerce and law enforcement applications. Screenshots of Gmail from a beta tester, here and here.
Googles Big Eyes are on Your E-mail Google E-Mail Ad Plans Raise Fears About Privacy Google Launches Limited Release of New E-Mail Service
Google press release: Google Gets the Message, Launches Gmail – User Complaint About Existing Services Leads Google to Create Search-Based Webmail “Gmail is an experiment in a new kind of webmail, built on the idea that you should never have to delete mail and you should always be able to find the message you want. …
From the DOJ Criminal division, this Special Report on “Phishing, “the creation of fraudulent e-mails and websites used to deceive individuals into divulging their personal financial data.” For more information on how to protect yourself against such scams, with resources that include news updates, reports on phishing attacks, and white papers, visit the Antiphishing Working …
When Instant Messages Come Bearing Malice. According to this article, there are over 160 million instant messaging (IM) accounts worldwide, and users are increasingly the target of spam, hackers and phishing.
As posted yesterday, AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo and Earthlink filed lawsuits against defendants they allege are in violation of the CAN-SPAM Act. Complaint and Exhibits (America Online, Inc. v. John Does 1-40) (March 9, 2004) Complaint and Exhibits (America Online, Inc. v. Davis Wolfgang Hawke, et al. (March 9, 2004) Complaint (Earthlink, Inc. v. John Does …
Text of Federal Register Notice, March 11, 2004, Definitions, Implementation, and Reporting Requirements Under the CAN-SPAM Act; Proposed Rule. Appendix A – Privacy Impact Assessment for the Electronic Public Comment System, The Collection of Public Comments Filed Electronically in the CAN-SPAM Rulemaking Proceeding; Appendix B, Federal Trade Commission Privacy Policy, and Appendix C, User Notice …
Microsoft press release, March 10, 2004: “America Online Inc., EarthLink Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo! Inc. today jointly announced that their collaborative anti-spam industry efforts have resulted in the coordinated filing of the first major industry lawsuits under the new federal anti-spam law, the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Po***graphy and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act of …
