Other LanguagesThis week, a well-meaning relative forwarded me a widely circulated e-mail warning about robbers who use ether-filled perfume bottles to render their victims unconscious.
"Spam King" Robert Soloway was sentenced to nearly four years in prison today.
The Attorney General’s Office, in partnership with national Internet safety expert Linda Criddle, recently updated its Internet Safety Web pages to better inform youth, adults, teachers and seniors about how to reduce risk online. ...
A recent study found that 85 percent of Web sites that sold prescription drugs directly to consumers didn’t require a doctor’s prescription. ... The Attorney General’s Office has a new Prescription Drug Pricing site...
EBay is promising full protection for buyers who pay for items using its PayPal system....
While working on a late-night deadline assignment several years ago, I spilled a glass of water on my office laptop. The liquid flowed through the keyboard into the circuitry. Suddenly, the screen went black. Then an ugly image appeared ...
Facebook has agreed to take significant steps to better protect children on its Web site. Attorneys general nationwide signed an agreement with Facebook, in which they emphasize their shared goal of protecting children from inappropriate content and unwanted contact by adults.
A warning to anyone who uses the Internet for phone service: make sure that your service provider knows your current address.
It’s been a busy week for the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection High-Tech Fraud Unit, which announced three wins this week alone.
High-ranking business executives across the country have received e-mail messages in recent weeks that appear to be official subpoenas from the United States District Court in San Diego.