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Senator Tries to Block GMail

Senator Tries to Block GMail 04/23/2004 09:33 AM

Legislator seeks to block Gmail: I don't agree with the senator's logic here. Like I've said before, GMail is essentially a big bribe. In exchange for 1GB of storage, you give up some privacy. So long as people understand that going in, where's the harm? You won't catch me doing it, but other people are willing to live with the creepiness for that much space. I say good for them.

Blasting Gmail as a horrific intrusion into Internet users' privacy, a California state senator has introduced legislation to block Google's free e-mail service.

State Sen. Liz Figueroa, a Democrat from the Bay Area city of Fremont, said Thursday that it should be illegal for a company to scan the text of its customers' e-mail correspondence and display relevant advertising--even if customers explicitly agree to the practice in exchange for a gigabyte of storage.

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California State Senator Wants To Block
Gmail?

California State Senator Wants To Block
Gmail? 04/12/2004 07:33 PM
Okay, I have to admit that I don't really understand the uproar over Google's Gmail offering. The press has had a field day with all the negative attention that Gmail has been getting, and now a California state senator is even drafting legislation to ban Gmail. Why? Because "we think it's an absolute invasion of privacy. It's like having a massive billboard in the middle of your home." Hmm. No, it's not like that at all. It would be like that if a company gave me something of value in exchange for the ability to put a billboard in my house and I agreed to the deal - which seems like a perfectly reasonable transaction between two consenting parties. No one is being forced to use Gmail. If they don't like the fact that Google will put ads in the email client, they're free to not use it. In the meantime, there seem to be plenty of people who want to sign up for the service. Personally, I'll admit that I was invited into the beta and have been messing around with it. I'm pretty concerned about my privacy, but don't see anything wrong with what I've signed up for - and everyone who I've emailed to test the system out has asked me how they can get a Gmail account of their own.

California Senator seeks Google Gmail
ban

California Senator seeks Google Gmail
ban 04/13/2004 06:28 PM
The regulators are coming

Legislator seeks to block Gmail

Legislator seeks to block Gmail 04/22/2004 08:00 PM
ZDNet Apr 23 2004 0:46AM GMT

Senator Threatens to Block Vote on
E.P.A. Nominee

Senator Threatens to Block Vote on
E.P.A. Nominee 04/14/2005 01:16 PM
The lone dissenter was Senator Thomas R. Carper, Democrat of Delaware, who said he might block confirmation by the full Senate.

Senator Seeks Web Gambling Restrictions

Senator Seeks Web Gambling Restrictions 01/28/2004 03:36 PM
AP via Los Angeles Times Jan 28 2004 8:03PM GMT

California Senator Moves Forward With
Plan To Ban Gmail

California Senator Moves Forward With
Plan To Ban Gmail 04/22/2004 06:52 PM
Following up on already announced intentions (and apparently ignoring everyone who explained why this is a terrible, terrible idea), California Senator Liz Figueroa has introduced a bill to ban Gmail saying that - even though Google is upfront about scanning emails to offer contextual advertising and it's a choice of the user - it should be illegal. Her complaint is that Google will use email contents as a "direct marketing opportunity." I hadn't realized that there was anything illegal about direct marketing. If we're going to go after direct marketers there are an awful lot of direct marketing practices that I would target before a perfectly useful, perfectly upfront company's email client.

Law less likely to block Gmail

Law less likely to block Gmail 05/26/2004 04:35 AM
ZDNet UK May 26 2004 8:20AM GMT

U.S. Senator Seeks Safeguards After
Identity Theft

U.S. Senator Seeks Safeguards After
Identity Theft 03/30/2005 01:33 AM
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein called for more government protection against identity theft after a laptop storing nearly 100,000 Social Security numbers was purloined from a California university.

Senator Seeks To Quash Potential
Internet Tax

Senator Seeks To Quash Potential
Internet Tax 04/11/2005 05:49 PM
TechWeb Apr 11 2005 7:39PM GMT

U.S. Senator Seeks Safeguards After
Identity Theft (Reuters)

U.S. Senator Seeks Safeguards After
Identity Theft (Reuters) 03/29/2005 07:58 PM
Reuters - U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein called on Tuesday for more government protection against identity theft after a laptop storing nearly 100,000 Social Security numbers was purloined from a California university.

A Move to Block Gmail Service

A Move to Block Gmail Service 04/14/2004 05:14 AM
Legislation is being drafted in California to prevent Google from releasing Gmail because of concerns that the e-mail service violates privacy rights by searching incoming e-mail for keywords, which it then turns into advertising.

Gmail Hits the Auction Block

Gmail Hits the Auction Block 05/26/2004 07:51 PM
PC World-17 minutes agoEver since Google launched limited beta testing of Gmail, its free Web-based e-mail service, getting an account has been something like gaining entry to an ...

Google to Block Some Gmail Keyword Ads

Google to Block Some Gmail Keyword Ads 06/22/2004 07:30 AM
"The company has decided not to display advertisements in messages to Gmail users that contain words related to sex, guns, drugs and other topics that it considers off-limits"

Lawmaker moves to block Google's Gmail

Lawmaker moves to block Google's Gmail 04/13/2004 10:04 AM

Calif. legislator moves to block Gmail

Calif. legislator moves to block Gmail 04/13/2004 09:54 AM
ZDNet Apr 13 2004 1:52PM GMT

California may block Gmail over privacy
concerns

California may block Gmail over privacy
concerns 04/13/2004 04:42 AM
ZDNet UK Apr 13 2004 8:07AM GMT

Calif. lawmaker moves to block Google's
Gmail

Calif. lawmaker moves to block Google's
Gmail 04/13/2004 01:58 PM
MSNBC Apr 13 2004 6:36PM GMT

California Lawmakers Moves to Block
Google's Gmail

California Lawmakers Moves to Block
Google's Gmail 04/13/2004 02:26 PM
California senator draft legislation to block Googles Gmail service.

California lawmaker moves to block
Google's Gmail

California lawmaker moves to block
Google's Gmail 04/13/2004 01:58 AM
SABC Apr 13 2004 6:08AM GMT

Attempt made to block Google's Gmail
over ad privacy

Attempt made to block Google's Gmail
over ad privacy 04/14/2004 03:50 AM
Revolution Apr 14 2004 8:11AM GMT

Californian lawmaker moves to block
Google's Gmail

Californian lawmaker moves to block
Google's Gmail 04/12/2004 10:05 PM
The New Zealand Herald Apr 13 2004 2:32AM GMT

Kenya Seeks Help To Block Epidemic

Kenya Seeks Help To Block Epidemic 03/31/2005 12:15 AM
Sci-Tech Today Mar 31 2005 4:04AM GMT

IBM seeks to block lawsuit by Gypsies

IBM seeks to block lawsuit by Gypsies 09/03/2004 10:31 AM
DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY - IBM Corp. has moved to block a lawsuit by a group of European Gypsies for allegedly allowing its punch-card machines to be used by World War II Nazis to commit genocide more efficiently.

Calif. Lawmaker Moves to Block Google's
Gmail (Reuters)

Calif. Lawmaker Moves to Block Google's
Gmail (Reuters) 04/12/2004 06:17 PM
Reuters - A California state senator on Monday said she was drafting legislation to block Google Inc.'s free e-mail service "Gmail" because it would place advertising in personal messages after searching them for key words.

Yahoo Seeks to Block Spam and Phishers

Yahoo Seeks to Block Spam and Phishers 05/19/2004 03:16 AM
FinancialWire May 19 2004 6:54AM GMT

Yahoo! News - Calif. Lawmaker Moves to
Block Google's Gmail

Yahoo! News - Calif. Lawmaker Moves to
Block Google's Gmail 04/13/2004 03:41 PM
block Google from releasing Gmail .. What a punk-ass bitch .. drafting legislation .. drawing up a bill .. Yahoo

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BT Seeks to Block Child Porn Site Access

BT Seeks to Block Child Porn Site Access 06/07/2004 05:38 PM
AP via Daily Press Jun 7 2004 9:55PM GMT

South Korea seeks to block hostage video
on internet

South Korea seeks to block hostage video
on internet 06/24/2004 01:23 AM
SABC Jun 24 2004 5:03AM GMT

Ampex Seeks To Block Import Of Sony
PDAs, Cameras

Ampex Seeks To Block Import Of Sony
PDAs, Cameras 07/12/2004 08:51 PM
Ampex Corporation said it had filed a request with the International Trade Commission on Monday, seeking to block the importation of PDAs and digital cameras from Sony Corp.

Slate on the block: Microsoft seeks
buyer for online magazine

Slate on the block: Microsoft seeks
buyer for online magazine 07/23/2004 04:49 PM
National Post Jul 23 2004 8:59PM GMT

California seeks to limit Googles Gmail
service

California seeks to limit Googles Gmail
service 06/01/2004 05:37 AM
Ethical Corporation Online Jun 1 2004 10:18AM GMT

Gmail: Google releases Gmail Notifier

Gmail: Google releases Gmail Notifier 08/23/2004 08:48 AM
Tech-Recipes Aug 23 2004 1:25PM GMT

Anti-Gmail Bill Now Allows Gmail

Anti-Gmail Bill Now Allows Gmail 05/26/2004 01:35 PM
Last month there was a lot of talk about the somewhat clueless move by a California politician to create a law that would ban Google's Gmail offering, despite the fact that it was completely optional to use. It appears that enough people (probably including those at Google itself) sat down with State Senator Liz Figueroa to explain how email works, and have convinced her to tone down the bill so that it now allows Gmail. That's right, the anti-Gmail bill now has loopholes that specifically allow Gmail. In other words, Senator Figueroa seems to have realized just how pointless the bill was in the first place and is trying to save face by adjusting it so that it still seems to have a purpose: banning a bunch of things that no one was doing, like having humans read the content of your emails to put in advertising.

Next up: I'm a Senator and I can't keep
my clothes on!

Next up: I'm a Senator and I can't keep
my clothes on! 01/27/2004 02:53 PM
The popular radio show, This American Life, has an upcoming series devoted to Jerry Springer's previous life in politics. Along with the radio piece, an entire website has been launched to try and convince Springer to re-enter politics and "revitalize the Democratic Party." Is Springer the new Arnold of the left?

Senator Sweathog

Senator Sweathog 08/09/2004 11:32 AM
An enterprising Republican has collected bodily fluid from Alan Keyes for sale on EBay: "We might have to stop the bidding at $999.99 to avoid having to form a political fundraising committee."

Senator Ditka?

Senator Ditka? 07/09/2004 05:05 PM
With Jack Ryan dropping out of the Illinois Senate race due to the sex club allegations, who should replace him on the ballot? For one group of Illinois Republicans, there's only one man for the job, a man who already has plenty of name recognition and knows a little something about winning...Mike Ditka.

Senator Has a Nice Ass

Senator Has a Nice Ass 05/20/2004 02:18 PM
When the office of Sen. Mike DeWine read Washingtonienne , a weblog by one of their entry-level staffers, I bet they totally reamed her.

Senator wants to ban P2P networks

Senator wants to ban P2P networks 07/22/2004 06:13 PM
A proposal to outlaw file-swapping networks receives warm welcome in Senate. Backers claim that iPods will stay off ban list.
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