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Measure defines online and Internet purchases as equivalent to mail- and telephone-orders

ALBANY, NY (June 4, 2007) – New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the passage of a bill to ensure consumers are protected when making online purchases.    » read more »

June 04, 2007 - Kentucky Attorney General Greg Stumbo today announced that his office has identified 22 Kentucky Sex Offenders who are MySpace.com users – this in addition to the 68 convicted sex offenders from Kentucky that MySpace identified and provided to the state on May 24th (link to release).

“We are targeting sex offenders who roam freely in Internet chat rooms,” Stumbo said. “This is cutting edge law enforcement designed to combat emerging threats to our children.”    » read more »

May 31, 2007 -- Oklahoma City -- Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry signed a bill today aimed at keeping registered sex offenders from prowling MySpace and other online web sites where they might come into contact with children.

House Bill 1714 allows a judge to prohibit a registered sex offender from accessing a social networking web site in which he or she has the potential of contacting a minor. In addition, the measure gives courts the ability to require that a convicted sex offender register any email addresses and other Internet-related identification for communication.    » read more »

Mountain View, California – Today, Senator John Edwards sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission urging it to use the upcoming auction of the 700 megahertz slice of the broadband spectrum to make the Internet more affordable and more accessible to all Americans, regardless of where they live or how much money they have. Edwards is visiting California today to attend a town hall meeting with Google employees where he will discuss this issue among others.    » read more »

CHICAGO, May 29, 2007 — Helping lawyers find opportunities for meaningful pro bono work in their communities is the goal of a project jointly sponsored by the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service, the ABA Center for Pro Bono and Pro Bono Net.    » read more »

May 21, 2007 -- (Boise) – Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced today that MySpace has agreed to turn over the names and other information of convicted sex offenders from Idaho who have registered on the popular social networking Internet site.

“I believe it is critical to receive this information to assess any threats by sexual predators to Idaho’s children,” Attorney General Wasden said. “Once my office receives this information, and we have an opportunity to examine it, we may determine that it would be appropriately referred to law enforcement.”    » read more »

May 21, 2007 -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that MySpace has agreed to provide Connecticut with information he requested about convicted sex offenders with profiles on the site. Blumenthal commended MySpace for this decision and called for additional measures to protect children on social networking sites.    » read more »

5/14/2007 - WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Defense Department officials are blocking access to many popular Internet sites from department-owned computers due to bandwidth issues, U.S. Strategic Command officials said May 14.

Joint Task Force Global Network Operations members, who direct the operation and defense of DOD's global information grid to assure timely and secure capabilities in support of the department's warfighting, intelligence, and business missions, blocked 12 popular sites on government computers beginning May 14.    » read more »

May 14, 2007 -- HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett today joined attorneys general from seven other states in demanding that MySpace immediately provide law enforcement with the names of convicted sex offenders that the company has identified on its popular social networking website.

Corbett said the attorneys general believe there are potentially thousands of registered sex offenders with profiles on MySpace, and that the company has a responsibility to keep these predators away from unsuspecting members of the MySpace community.    » read more »

09 May 2007 -- Scientists have announced they have begun assembling an Internet catalog of every living thing on Earth. The organizers say the new website will become the single location where researchers can go to study the nearly 2 million known plant and animal species. As VOA's David McAlary reports, this so-called Encyclopedia of Life is expected to be a major help to scientists in developing countries.    » read more »

May 09, 2007 -- Kentucky Attorney General Greg Stumbo today announced that agents of the Kentucky Bureau of Investigation (KBI) have seized drug shipments from a shipping hub in the Lexington area. The packages were shipped to Kentucky residents from an unlicensed pharmacy in Miami, Florida.    » read more »

Quiz Highlights Children’s Vulnerability Online

May 8, 2007 -- Chicago – As part of her continuing efforts to promote Internet safety education, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is encouraging parents and guardians to take an Internet safety quiz titled, “How Aware R U?” The quiz demonstrates the risks that children face online and can serve as a starting point for parents as they learn to recognize online dangers and how to educate their children about these issues.    » read more »

Repressive regimes trying to silence writers on World Wide Web

04 May 2007 -- United Nations -- The Internet is a key component of press freedom in the 21st century, yet Internet journalists and bloggers increasingly are coming under attack by repressive regimes trying to block the free flow of information and expression, say journalists and activists.    » read more »

May 2, 2007 -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Division of Special Revenue (DRS) Executive Director Paul A. Young today sent letters to the New York Racing Association (NYRA) and New York gambling regulators demanding they scuttle an illegal plan to accept Internet horse race wagers from Connecticut residents starting today.

Such wagering violates Connecticut law, which prohibits all Internet gambling, Blumenthal and Young wrote the NYRA and the New York State Racing and Wagering Board, which regulates gambling in New York state.    » read more »

April 19, 2007 -- SEATTLE – Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna today announced a settlement with three California-based businesses that resolves allegations they installed software that took control of a consumer’s computer by launching aggressive and persistent pop-ups that demanded payment for a movie download service. The software was installed after users signed up for a seemingly anonymous free trial for the service.    » read more »