California senate approves anti-Gmail bill

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California Senate Approves Bill Curbing
Gmail

California Senate Approves Bill Curbing
Gmail 05/31/2004 08:30 PM
Source: ClickZ - The California State Senate has approved a bill putting strict curbs on e-mail providers intending to scan customer messages for advertising and other purposes. The bill, authored by Sen. Liz Figueroa, D-Fremont, was written in response to...

California Senate Passes Watered Down
Anti-Gmail Bill

California Senate Passes Watered Down
Anti-Gmail Bill 05/28/2004 06:27 PM
InternetWeek.com-1 hour agoThe California state Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a scaled-back bill that would place some limits on Google's upcoming Gmail service, which has ...

California Senate approves e-mail
privacy bill

California Senate approves e-mail
privacy bill 05/29/2004 09:33 AM
California Senate votes to strengthen e-mail privacy protections. Amendments to an earlier bill paves the way for Gmail to be legally offered.

Senate Approves Bill Concerning Gmail
Policies

Senate Approves Bill Concerning Gmail
Policies 05/27/2004 06:26 PM
WebProNews,KY-1 hour ago ... Liz Figueroa (D-Ca) that limits Gmail's ad placement procedures has been approved by the Senate by a vote of 24-8. The bill questioned Google's intention of ...

California Senate Poops on Gmail

California Senate Poops on Gmail 06/03/2004 12:37 AM
ZDNet Jun 3 2004 4:43AM GMT

U.S. Senate approves antipiracy bill

U.S. Senate approves antipiracy bill 06/25/2004 05:26 PM
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate has passed a bill allowing the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), in addition to copyright holders, to file civil lawsuits against alleged copyright pirates, over the objections of peer-to-peer (P-to-P) software vendors.

Senate Approves $3.7B Nanotech Bill

Senate Approves $3.7B Nanotech Bill 11/19/2003 03:29 PM
Imminent House passage of the measure could fund R&D advancing semiconductor manufacturing.

California Senate Votes to Restrict
Google's Gmail

California Senate Votes to Restrict
Google's Gmail 05/27/2004 06:26 PM
Reuters-12 minutes ago1 Web search company, Google Inc., over concerns it could threaten the privacy of users. California's state Senate approved the ...

California Senate Passes Preemptive
Strike Against Gmail

California Senate Passes Preemptive
Strike Against Gmail 05/28/2004 04:53 PM

California Senate Votes to Restrict
Google's Gmail (Reuters)

California Senate Votes to Restrict
Google's Gmail (Reuters) 05/27/2004 06:38 PM
Reuters - California's Senate voted on Thursday to support a bill to limit a new e-mail service by No. 1 Web search company, Google Inc., over concerns it could threaten the privacy of users.

Senate Approves Huge Spending Bill After
Democrats' Delay

Senate Approves Huge Spending Bill After
Democrats' Delay 01/22/2004 02:08 PM
The $373 billion bill, which bears a bushel of victories for the White House, was approved 65-28.

CA Bill Restricting Google's Gmail
Passes Senate

CA Bill Restricting Google's Gmail
Passes Senate 05/28/2004 12:27 AM
BeSpacific May 28 2004 4:26AM GMT

Congress approves anti-spam bill

Congress approves anti-spam bill 12/08/2003 09:29 PM
CNN Dec 8 2003 8:35PM ET

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.

Senate to Decide on Anti-Spyware Bill

Senate to Decide on Anti-Spyware Bill 09/22/2004 06:33 PM
Anti-spyware legislation that prohibits companies from installing software on a computer without user consent has been approved by the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee. Dubbed the Spy Block Act, the bill now moves to the full Senate where it will likely be voted on before the end of the year. The Spy Block Act requires software to provide an uninstall option, as well as outlaws any software that transmits user information without explicit approval.

Anti-Gmail Bill Introduced

Anti-Gmail Bill Introduced 04/28/2004 10:29 AM
Seth Finkelstein reports that California State Senator Liz Figueroa has introduced her bizarre bill. Press release, Info, Text. I've talked to several privacy advocates (and I'd like to think of myself as a privacy advocate, as well) and I have yet to understand any possible scenario where this bill makes sense. (If you think you can explain it, please tell me.) Let's be clear: This bill would make Gmail illegal. It wouldn't ask them to change some poor business practices, it wouldn't ask them to add privacy protections, it would just force Google to fund it some way without ads or shut it down. So why go to this drastic step? What's the harm? As I see it, there are three parts to Gmail: Receive your email. Every web email service does this, and nobody has objected. Store up to a gigabyte of email. Since this is so much more email than any other service, this could lead to some increased privacy problems. (Google could search through your archives at any time.) But this doesn't seem to be what people are objecting to, and Google has said they'll try their best to keep your email safe. Analyze your email. This seems to be what people are objecting to. But I don't see what the problem is: Google searches your email for key words, finds ads that match those key words, and shows you the ads. Then it throws all the information it generated away immediately, so no human (other than you) ever sees it. Google doesn't store any information about how many times or to who ads were shown. They don't store any information about what was in your emails. And no human ever goes and looks at your emails. So what's the big deal? How could this possibly cause a problem for anyone? I think the real problem here is that people feel uncomfortable about ads in their email. (I felt a bit uncomfortable at first too.) But to say there's a privacy problem with Gmail's ad system, without spelling out what it is, only capitalizes on people's fears. Sadly, that's exactly what thirty-one privacy and civil liberties organizations have done. Again, if you can explain the problem with Gmail to me, I'll take it back....

House could vote soon on Senate
anti-spam bill

House could vote soon on Senate
anti-spam bill 10/31/2003 03:50 AM
USA Today Oct 31 2003 3:19AM ET

Senate Unanimously Passes Anti-Camcorder
Bill

Senate Unanimously Passes Anti-Camcorder
Bill 06/26/2004 04:23 AM

Lawmaker tones down anti-Gmail bill

Lawmaker tones down anti-Gmail bill 05/25/2004 10:04 PM

US Senate kills move to attach energy
bill to Internet tax bill

US Senate kills move to attach energy
bill to Internet tax bill 04/29/2004 02:46 PM
Platts Apr 29 2004 6:07PM GMT

Senate approves PIRATE act

Senate approves PIRATE act 06/26/2004 02:42 AM
Today, the U.S. Senate approved a proposal that will give federal prosecutors the power to file civil lawsuits against suspected copyright infringers -- penalties include fines up to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The so-called Pirate Act has raised alarms among copyright lawyers and lobbyists for peer-to-peer companies, who have been eyeing the recording industry's lawsuits against thousands of peer-to-peer users with trepidation. They worry that the Department of Justice could be even more ambitious.

Senate leaders scheduled Friday's vote under a procedure that required the unanimous consent of all members present. Now the Pirate Act, along with a related bill that criminalizes using camcorders in movie theaters, will be forwarded to the House of Representatives for approval.

Link to Declan McCullagh's story on News.com.

California PUC approves new telecom
regulations

California PUC approves new telecom
regulations 05/28/2004 03:31 AM
Califorinia Public Utilities Commissions approves a new telecommunications "bill of rights" aimed to protect customers. Other states may now follow in CPUC's footsteps.

Senate Approves Almost $1B for
Cybersecurity Research

Senate Approves Almost $1B for
Cybersecurity Research 10/17/2002 12:07 PM
Quick House approval in lame duck session predicted with Bush signing bill into law by end of year.

Senate approves moratorium on Internet
tax

Senate approves moratorium on Internet
tax 04/30/2004 06:20 AM
CNN Apr 30 2004 9:53AM GMT

Senate Approves Goss As Head of CIA (AP)

Senate Approves Goss As Head of CIA (AP) 09/23/2004 09:05 AM
AP - The Republican-led Senate approved President Bush's choice to head the CIA, Rep. Porter Goss, over protests from some Democrats who said he has too many Republican ties for a job that requires independence.

Senate Approves Internet Access Tax Ban

Senate Approves Internet Access Tax Ban 04/30/2004 03:04 PM
AtNewYork Apr 30 2004 6:12PM GMT

Senate approves $5.6 billion bioshield
measure

Senate approves $5.6 billion bioshield
measure 05/19/2004 05:51 PM

Senate Approves Tech Corporate Tax Break

Senate Approves Tech Corporate Tax Break 05/13/2004 06:35 AM
Internet News May 13 2004 10:56AM GMT

Senate Approves $12B Tobacco Farm
Buyout (AP)

Senate Approves $12B Tobacco Farm
Buyout (AP) 07/15/2004 08:20 PM
AP - The Senate approved a plan Thursday to put new restrictions on cigarette makers and pay tobacco farmers $12 billion to give up federal quotas propping up their prices.

Senate Approves Tobacco Buyout and New
Curbs

Senate Approves Tobacco Buyout and New
Curbs 07/15/2004 10:17 PM
The Senate approved new federal regulation of tobacco products and advertising as part of a deal to buy out tobacco growers.

Senate Panel Approves Goss for CIA
Director

Senate Panel Approves Goss for CIA
Director 09/21/2004 06:22 PM
Reuters via Wired News Sep 21 2004 10:58PM GMT

US court approves California antitrust
deal with Microsoft

US court approves California antitrust
deal with Microsoft 07/08/2004 10:42 AM
Computer Weekly Jul 8 2004 2:12PM GMT

California Approves Plan to Reduce
Emissions From Vehicles

California Approves Plan to Reduce
Emissions From Vehicles 09/24/2004 05:36 PM
The plan is seen by automakers as the most challenging regulation since Congress first created fuel economy standards in the 70's.

California Assembly approves employee
e-mail protection

California Assembly approves employee
e-mail protection 08/17/2004 04:56 PM
SiliconValley.com Aug 17 2004 7:51PM GMT

Senate approves moratorium on taxing
Internet access

Senate approves moratorium on taxing
Internet access 04/30/2004 12:13 PM
AP via Fox 6 Apr 30 2004 3:56PM GMT

Senate panel approves spyware, wireless
privacy bills

Senate panel approves spyware, wireless
privacy bills 09/23/2004 11:33 AM
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on Wednesday approved bills intended to fight computer spyware and to protect wireless phone customers from potential privacy problems associated with a wireless phone number directory.

Daily Tax Update: Senate Approves
Four-Year Internet Tax Moratorium Bil

Daily Tax Update: Senate Approves
Four-Year Internet Tax Moratorium Bil 05/02/2004 08:49 PM
Mondaq May 3 2004 0:50AM GMT

Senate approves pilot program for
Internet lottery sales

Senate approves pilot program for
Internet lottery sales 04/17/2005 09:21 AM
Dailysouthtown.com - Fri Apr 15, 02:41 pm GMT

Senate Approves Landmark School Voucher
Plan (Reuters)

Senate Approves Landmark School Voucher
Plan (Reuters) 01/22/2004 03:29 PM
Reuters - The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved the country's first federally funded educational voucher scheme, which will enable some poor public school students in Washington D.C. to attend private schools.
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