Pre-texting, aka lying, is facing smackdown legislation in the California Senate in the wake of Hewlitt-Packard's use of false statements to pry solicit personal information about critics, board members and journalists.
However, RIAA and MPAA are lobbying against a strengthened privacy law, arguing that practice enables them to catch black marketers. Privacy advocates say that's not a good enough reason to exempt the industry groups from tighter protections.
Threat Level: Copyright Groups Continue Fight Against Anti-Lying and Spying Bill
