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California sooo much safer now

December 31st, 2005

Two new spam/phishing related laws are about to take effect next week in California.

The first makes phishing a crime. Yea yea, your thinking the same thing I was. Was stealing bank account, credit card and other information from people legal before SB355? The second makes spamming under California law a misdemeanor, with penalties up to $1,000 and 6 months in the county jail. Hardly a deterent if you ask me. What was the punishment before this..you have to go to bed without dinner?

State Senator Kevin Murray (D-LA) is about to get a pat on the back, but nothing is going to change.
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