APCPA
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.
Other Bill Titles (3 more) 2/25/2008--Introduced.
Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act of 2008 or the APCPA - Makes it unlawful for a person to fraudulently:
(1) solicit identifying information from a protected computer;
(2) use a domain name in violation of the Trademark Act of 1946; ... moreSee Full Bill Text
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This bill has no amendments.
Bill Status
| Introduced | ![]() | Voted on by Senate | ![]() | Voted on by House | ![]() | Considered By President | ![]() | Bill Becomes Law |
| February 25, 2008 |
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June 24, 2008 Tax Incentive Disclosure and Accountability Act Passes
But one amazing thing that passed was S. 2661, the Tax Incentive Disclosure and Accountability Act. According to Ocean State Action the bill will:. mandate that corporations report annually on the number of jobs created and the wages ...
April 25, 2008 Anti-Phishing Bill Worries Domain Industry
Recently they covered the "Anti-Phishing Consumer Act of 2008-APCPA, Senate Bill S.2661" being sponsored by Senator Olympia Snowe (R.Maine), Senator Bill Nelson (D.FL), and Senator Ted Stevens (R.AK) and DNJournal does not like what it ...
Source: iGoReporting.com
April 23, 2008 Internet Commerce Association (ICA) has been working diligently to ...
Internet Commerce Association (ICA) has been working diligently to stop the Snowe bill, S. 2661 since the day it was introduced. Even though it has an anti-phishing name, it is clearly a trademark bill. Philip Corwin, Counsel to ICA, ...










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