Congress may require ISPs to block fraud sites (fac: "this time" the concern du jour relates to SIPC-related fraud)
by Declan McCullagh | cnet | November 4, 2009
A snippet:
It turns out that occasionally, Internet fraudsters, scamsters, and other assorted malcontents have posed as legitimate brokerage firms that are SIPC members, often with a similar name or domain name. The scam may be a too-good-to-be-true offer to buy securities that asks the unwitting customer to pay fees in advance, or schemes involving fraudulent checks that eventually bounce. That seems to be in part what prompted Rep. Paul Kanjorski, a Pennsylvania Democrat and chairman of a key subcommittee, to introduce the Investor Protection Act a few weeks ago. Section 508 of that bill says:
Any Internet service provider that, on or through a system or network controlled or operated by the Internet service provider, transmits, routes, provides connections for, or stores any material containing any misrepresentation (of the SIPC) shall be liable for any damages caused thereby, including damages suffered by the SIPC, if the Internet service provider...is aware of facts or circumstances from which it is apparent that the material contains a misrepresentation.
Complete article: m.news.com
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