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Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 22948.1 — Anti-Phishing Act of 2005

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 22948.1

Type
Statute
Source
California Business and Professions Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
2006-01-01
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:

Citator

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 22948.1 — Anti-Phishing Act of 2005 is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Electronic mail message” means a message sent to a unique destination, commonly expressed as a string of characters, consisting of a unique user name or mailbox (commonly referred to as the “local part”) and a reference to an Internet domain (commonly referred to as the “domain part”), whether or not displayed, to which an electronic message can be sent or delivered.

(b) “Identifying information” means, with respect to an individual, any of the following:

(1) Social security number.

(2) Driver’s license number.

(3) Bank account number.

(4) Credit card or debit card number.

(5) Personal identification number (PIN).

(6) Automated or electronic signature.

(7) Unique biometric data.

(8) Account password.

(9) Any other piece of information that can be used to access an individual’s financial accounts or to obtain goods or services.

(c) “Internet” shall have the meaning as defined in paragraph (6) of subdivision (f) of Section 17538.

(d) “Web page” means a location that has a single uniform resource locator or other single location with respect to the Internet.