It is a violation of this chapter to solicit, request, or take any action to induce a person to provide personally identifying information by means of a web page, electronic mail message, or otherwise using the internet by representing oneself, either directly or by implication, to be another person, without the authority or approval of such other person.
RCW 19.190.080
Personally identifying information—Violation of chapter.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Gordon v. Virtumundo, Inc. (2009)
Most recently applied in 145 F. Supp. 3d 1046 - Gragg v. Orange Cab Co. (November 2015)
2005 c 378 s 2.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.