, SecurityFocus 2004-06-18
A U.S. House subcommittee on Thursday approved what would be the first federal law to specifically target Internet spyware.
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U.S. moves towards anti-spyware law
2004-06-19
Scott Miller <smiller (at) secureadmin (dot) ca [email concealed]>
Scott Miller <smiller (at) secureadmin (dot) ca [email concealed]>
profitable that a single data-mining
company made 90mil+ last year alone. Well,
doesn't it seem a little odd that they
are wielding some measure of control over
legislation? Also, I heard there was a
study as to who is producing the spyware.
Most common demographic was college educated
white males who wanted some extra money on
the side.(this is unconfirmed I didn't see
the study myself) Can we really blame the
programmers? They just combine data-mining,
click-through advertising kick-backs, and
possibly the evil SPAM servers!!! I think
the internet needs some version of the
EPA, one of our most valuable intellectual
resources is being squandered by someone
who just wants to make a quick buck.
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