Tuesday, July 13. 2004
Sen. Leahy says "Go Phish Yourself"
Sen. Leahy wants specific penalties for phishers:
Not sure how much this is going to do, but at least it's recognized how much of a problem this is.
The Anti-phishing Act of 2004, introduced Friday by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), would define the so-called act of "phishing" as a federal crime. The bill would outlaw the act of spoofing a Web site in an attempt to "induce, request, ask, or solicit any person to transmit, submit, or provide any means of identification to another."
Not sure how much this is going to do, but at least it's recognized how much of a problem this is.
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