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  • Spyware bill reintroduced in Congress; It allow fines of up to $3M for spyware software makers

    01/05/2005 3:58:47 PM PST · by holymoly · 23 replies · 687+ views
    Computerworld ^ | JANUARY 05, 2005 | Grant Gross
    JANUARY 05, 2005 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Spyware legislation that would allow fines of up to $3 million for makers of software that steals personal information from a user's computer or hijacks its browser will get a second look after the U.S. Congress failed to pass the legislation in 2004. Rep. Mary Bono (R-Calif.) reintroduced an antispyware bill yesterday that passed the House of Representatives last year but failed in the Senate. The Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act, or SPY ACT, defines most functions performed by so-called spyware as unfair business practices subject to U.S. Federal Trade Commission...