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Attorney General Takes Controversial Act On Tour
News Attorney general John Ashcroft has embarked on an unusual nationwide tour to drum up support for the controversial USA Patriot Act. Laura Murphy, head of the American Civil Liberties Union's Washington, D.C.office, said in a statement: "Is the...
[August 21, 2003, 11:15]
Novell Cluster Services Provides The Texas Office Of The Attorney General With 24-Hour Access
White Papers Like most organizations, the Texas Office of the Attorney General demands 24-7 access to network services. The Texas Office of the Attorney General turned to Novell to meet its latest technology demands.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
NY Attorney General Files Suit Against Dell
News Dell is being accused of making false promises to customers to drive sales, according to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday by New York attorney general Andrew Cuomo. The court filing accuses Dell and Dell Financial Services of fraud, false advertising and...
[May 16, 2007, 9:26]
State Attorney General's Office Uses New Technology To Improve Constituent Service
White Papers The Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General manages a broad range of law and public safety responsibilities, including conducting criminal investigations and prosecutions, handling civil litigation on behalf of Commonwealth agencies, and...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
BC Attorney General Case Study
White Papers In this paper, you will learn how a public sector agency was able to share confidential court records across security boundaries leveraging Web services and the Layer 7 XML security solution.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Settlement Expected In HP Civil Case
News The California attorney general's office is expected to announce on Thursday that it has settled civil complaints with HP over the company's spying tactics. The civil complaints are separate from the criminal charges already brought forward by the...
[December 7, 2006, 10:10]
Intermix Cited In Spyware Lawsuit
News New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer filed a lawsuit against Web marketer Intermix Media on Thursday, charging it with being a source of adware and spyware programs that hinder online commerce and security.
[April 29, 2005, 10:55]
HP Pays $14.5m To Settle Spy Scandal
News The California Attorney General's Office said on Thursday that Hewlett-Packard will pay $14.5m (£7.4m) to settle civil charges related to the company's now infamous spy scandal. As part of the settlement, which was first reported by ZDNet UK sister...
[December 8, 2006, 8:07]
Website Security: Avoiding Attacks
White Papers Just after midnight on Aug.hackers cracked the Justice Department web site, replacing the Attorney General's picture with Adolf Hitler's. Deputy Assistant Attorney General Mark Boster, contacted by the FBI, ordered the site brought down at 2:45 a.m.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Melissa Virus: Man Charged
News Bubb, a New Jersey deputy attorney general, said AOL's information led authorities to a telephone number, then to the place where the Word macro virus was posted to the Internet. Gumshoe police work State Attorney General Peter Verniero, who...
[April 6, 1999, 8:42]
News Burst: States, DoJ Weigh Injunction Against Win98
News Attorney General Janet Reno, Assistant Attorney General Joel Klein and New York Attorney General Dennis Vacco will take the stage at 12pm eastern time today to formally announce sweeping antitrust lawsuits against Microsoft by the U.S.
[May 18, 1998, 14:19]
California Offers Plea Deal To HP Defendants
News California's attorney general is offering former HP chairman Patricia Dunn and four others charged in the HP spying scandal a chance to plead guilty to a misdemeanour, a source said on Thursday. Robert Morgester, deputy attorney general, declined...
[January 19, 2007, 7:50]
Florida Launches $24m Spam Suits
News The office of Florida attorney general Charlie Crist has filed civil claims against Scott J Filary, 25, and Donald E Townsend, 34, its representatives said on Monday. The five-count Florida civil complaint, filed in Hillsborough County Circuit...
[April 5, 2005, 9:45]
Tech Industry Cheers Bush Pick For DoJ
News Several members of the tech industry are cheering president-elect Bush's pick for attorney general, saying Republican John Ashcroft's hands-off approach to commerce could be a boon for business.However, some are less certain about Ashcroft's...
[January 5, 2001, 8:46]
Microsoft Probed On Linux Retaliation
News The Massachusetts attorney general's office is investigating whether Microsoft tried to squash Linux in violation of the consent decree settling the company's landmark antitrust case. Thomas Reilly, the Massachusetts attorney general, said in an...
[July 8, 2003, 7:56]
New York Launches Intel Antitrust Probe
News The attorney general of New York, Andrew Cuomo, has launched an antitrust probe into chip giant Intel. The attorney general's office served a "wide-ranging" subpoena seeking documents and information on Intel on Thursday.
[January 11, 2008, 15:52]
Criminal Charges Filed In HP Case
News California's attorney general filed felony criminal charges on Wednesday against former HP chairman Patricia Dunn and four others in connection with the company's internal probe into boardroom leaks to the news media.
[October 5, 2006, 8:50]
US Investigates 'anti-terrorist' Data Retention
News In a radical departure from earlier statements, US attorney general Alberto Gonzales has said that requiring ISPs to save records of their customers' online activities is necessary in the fight against terrorism, ZDNet UK sister site CNET News.com...
[May 31, 2006, 9:15]
Lawsuits Attack New York Spamming Ring
News Microsoft and New York's attorney general took aim at spam on Thursday, with a series of lawsuits. In conjunction with New York State attorney general Eliot Spitzer's office, the software giant filed several lawsuits against a New York-based...
[December 19, 2003, 10:25]
Company Settles 'fake Spyware' Suit
News A company accused of selling phony antispyware tools has settled a lawsuit filed by Washington state's attorney general. Secure Computer has agreed to pay $1m (£506,141) to settle charges that it violated Washington's computer spyware law, the...
[December 5, 2006, 7:56]
