It shall be unlawful for any person, by means of a Web page, electronic mail message, or otherwise through use of the Internet, to solicit, request, or take any action to induce another person to provide identifying information by representing itself to be a business without the authority or approval of the business.
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 22948.2
Anti-Phishing Act of 2005
Known as the Anti-Phishing Act
The act spans §§ 22948–22948 (4 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 872 F. Supp. 2d 300 - Yahoo! Inc. v. XYZ Companies (2011)
Most recently applied in 872 F. Supp. 2d 300 - Yahoo! Inc. v. XYZ Companies (December 2011)
Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 437, Sec. 1
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