S.2661 - Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act of 2008

A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Short: APCPA as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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12/30/08
Jyte - ICANN has come close to ful...

(S. 2661) · 1-7 Network Solution’s move to shut down access to a site that was about to rally support for banning the Koran in Holland ...

12/23/08
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2007-41 · Richie Cunningham · Rick Schwartz · Romania · Ron Howard · S. 2661 · Saddam · Sarah Palin · SB 2661 · Sedo Auction · Sen. Barba...

12/03/08
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2007-41 · Richie Cunningham · Rick Schwartz · Romania · Ron Howard · S. 2661 · Saddam · Sarah Palin · SB 2661 · Sedo Auction · Sen. Barba...

11/10/08
A proposal to make emailing spam a...

Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME), backed by Bill Nelson and the convicted felon/Congressmen Ted Stevens, are proposing S.2661, a bill that wo...

11/04/08
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2007-41 · Richie Cunningham · Rick Schwartz · Romania · Ron Howard · S. 2661 · Saddam · Sarah Palin · SB 2661 · Sedo Auction · Sen. Barba...

10/30/08
Ted Stevens: Could anyone fill his...

Olympia Snowe (R-ME), backed by Bill Nelson and the convicted felon/Congressmen Ted Stevens, are proposing S.2661, a bill that would allo...

10/06/08
Blog Scams: Get Rich Quick and Wor...

The Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act of 2008 (S. 2661) would prohibit the solicitation of a consumer’s personal information throug...

06/24/08
Tax Incentive Disclosure and Accou...

But one amazing thing that passed was S. 2661, the Tax Incentive Disclosure and Accountability Act. According to Ocean State Action the b...

05/24/08
Stop Discussing About BlogCatalog ...

Sign the Petition, Stop the Snowe Bill “US Senator Olympia Snowe introduced S. 2661, the “Anti-Phishing... Google PageRank Update: Oc...

04/25/08
Anti-Phishing Bill Worries Domain ...

Recently they covered the "Anti-Phishing Consumer Act of 2008-APCPA, Senate Bill S.2661" being sponsored by Senator Olympia Snowe (R.Main...

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