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[Joss AM 5/30/2001, Internet Policy News Page 7 of 9 be -5 bic -5 frequently leery of associating with anyone who considers themselves one. Yet, the Excite@Home network seems a bit more secure today because of the cooperation. “After meeting with Lamo, we took steps to further secure the corporate network by installing firewalls, restricting access to the network, implementing programs to prevent denial-of-service attacks, and adding hardware and software designed to detect and prevent security breaches," Corder said. to Wireless Privacy Legislation Coming By Doug Brown, Interactive Week May 28, 2001 5:56 AM ET Convincing lawmakers that cyberspace needs sweeping privacy regulations hasn't been an easy sell, and lobbyists and partisans on opposing sides in the debate have dug trenches and settled in for a long policy slugfest. Privacy, it turns out, is simply complicated. But for privacy advocates, there is hope that in one electronic environment - wireless - legislation could come sooner rather than later. Senators John Edwards, D-N.C., and Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., plan to offer the first legislative salvo in the wireless privacy debate sometime after the Memorial Day recess, which ends June 3, according to an Edwards staff member, The bill, the staff member said, will address the privacy of location information, data that has the potential to shower marketers with new selling channels but at the same time could easily infuriate consumers and lead to much tougher legislation. Because of a 1999 amendment to a bill, cell phones now must be equipped with technologies that reveal to law enforcement officials the locations of cellular phones during 911 calls. Among other things, the bill did forbid cellular carriers, which have access to this location information, from using it in any way without the explicit consent of individual cell phone be -5 bic -5 FBI(19-cv-1495)-2158