Does Phishing Need A Separate Law?
from the it'll-get-good-publicity... dept
While Congress has mostly been focused on anti-spyware legislation lately, it appears that some want to create an anti-phishing law as well. Of course, phishing is already very much illegal, but why should that stop a politician's chance to get some press coverage? The claim here is that phishing is only illegal after someone is defrauded -- and this law will make the actions required to phish (the fake website and fake email) illegal as well.
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