- Fri Sep 20 2002 Calif. bans mobile phone spam
Gov. Gray Davis signs a bill that would prohibit companies from spamming mobile phones and pagers with unwanted text messages.
- Thu Dec 6 2001 Calif. halts birth-record sales to Web sites
Gov. Gray Davis suspends the sale of birth and death records to private companies. The concern: The records could be used to steal identities.
- Wed Oct 2 2002 Segway faces regulation in California
The state's local governments will be allowed to regulate electric personal mobility devices, such as the Segway Human Transporter, under a bill approved by Gov. Gray Davis.
- Fri Sep 6 2002 Spoof site no joke for eBay
"eGray," a parody Web site that takes aim at California governor Gray Davis, has drawn the attention of auction giant eBay--and its lawyers.
- Wed May 21 2003 Calif. official in Oracle mess quits
Gov. Gray Davis' policy director, Kari Dohn, resigns to pursue "new challenges." Dohn was among those at the center of a controversy over a $95 million software deal.
- Mon Sep 25 2000 California governor vetoes Internet tax bill
Gray Davis vetoes a bill that would have required sales tax on online purchases made by state residents, while approving a ban on Internet access taxes for three years.
- Fri May 10 2002 Calif. governor to return Oracle money
Gov. Gray Davis, who has come under fire for a multimillion-dollar software deal the state signed with the database giant, will give back a $25,000 campaign contribution.
- Tue Jun 5 2001 Bill requires companies to tell if they snoop
A bill has passed the California State Senate that requires companies that snoop on their employees' Web habits to post a policy about it. The bill now heads to the Assembly for a vote. Under the bill, sponsored by democratic Sen. Debra Bowen, companies would not be prohibited from tracking their workers' e-mail and Internet surfing, but they would first have to tell employees that they were doing so. Two similar bills by Bowen have passed in recent years, but Gov. Gray Davis has vetoed both of them, saying they would burden companies unnecessarily.
- Fri Jul 6 2001 Court divines rehab for hacker "saint"
Raphael Gray, the Welsh hacker who sent Bill Gates a shipment of Viagra using Gates' own credit card, will receive medical treatment for his "obsession."
- Mon Dec 2 1996 Outfitting networks for printers
Hewlett-Packard introduces new LaserJet printers that offer easier management in networked environments.
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