"WASHINGTON [June 17, 2004]-- Calling for penalties of up to $3 million, a House subcommittee unanimously approved anti-spyware legislation Thursday, which requires that consumers be given clear and conspicuous notice prior to downloading the Web traffic tracking software."

Full article is at http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/print.php/3369971

Go get them, tigers (well, wait until this becomes a public law at the end of the year)!

Also, I believe that companies such as coolwebsearch.com should be responsible for simply CHOOSING to be associated with spyware, even though their web site disclaims responsibility for spyware actions. Judging by numerous misspellings and complete ignorance of English language in some cases, though, consumers may have a difficult time reaching this offshore slimebag. Anyone has an idea on how this new ligislation may cross national boundaries?

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