Month: November 2010

C-28 (but not FISA) Passes Industry Committee

Canadian Anti-spam bill C-28 passed through House of Commons Industry, Science and Technology committee in 48 minutes. One objection was made to the short title, and it was removed from the bill. No other amendments were made....

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Kidnapping, Theft and Rape Are Not “Cyber” Crimes

Kidnap. Rape. There are no lesser words that can be used to describe what happened to the daughter of an anti-spam investigator in Russia.
The criminals behind these vicious acts were also responsible for large spamming organization associated with Russian Mob activity.
When someone is mugged, harassed, kidnapped or raped on a sidewalk, we don’t call it “sidewalk crime” and call for new laws to regulate sidewalks. It is crime, and those who commit crimes are subject to the full force of the law.

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