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California Initiative to Expand DNA Database
vervais_sucks writes "A California attorney is personally bankrolling, to the sum of $1.3m, an initiative to require law enforcement to take DNA samples of every person they arrest for a felony." The (lengthy) initiative is available here (search for DNA on the page). -
DeCSS Arguments in CA Supreme Court Case
scubacuda writes "According to News.com, California Attorney General Bill Lockyer called DVD-cracking software DeCSS a tool for "breaking, entering and stealing" during a hearing before the California Supreme Court on Thursday. "The program DeCSS is a burglary tool," Lockyer told the judges, adding that the movie studios lose millions of dollars because of piracy over the Internet. (CopyLeft offers this "burglary tool" on a t-shirt)" If you've forgotten what this case is about, see EFF's page about it. -
Californians Can Register For Do-Not-Call List
linuxwrangler writes "In preparation for the national do not call registry, California's Attorney General has established a pre-registration site for California residents. Based on how slow the site already is, this is going to be one popular program. The AG's announcement also mentions that they have shut down some scam sites offering do-not-call registration so caveat emptor. Are any other states offering similar services?" -
California Looking For Spam Samples
gessel writes "The California Attorney General's Office is looking for examples of spam e-mails being sent to consumers in violation of California anti-spam law, particularly from spammers operating in California. Send 'em to caspam@cadoj.samspade.org as well as to uce@ftc.org."