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Iowa Senate Proposes Making Spyware A Crime

Posted by timothy on from the an-official-crime-that-is dept.

Cooked Chicken writes "Iowa State Senator Keith Kreiman (D) is proposing Senate File 2200, an act making the distribution of Spyware without notice an aggravated misdemeanor, punishable by confinement for no more than two years and a fine of at least $500 but not more than $5,000. The proposed bill also provides victims and county attorneys with the ability to file a civil cause of action for relief from conduct constituting the crime of unauthorized collection and disclosure of personal information by computer."

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  1. About time the Iowa Democrats did something useful by TykeClone · · Score: 3, Funny

    While they're at it, they could make identity theft a capital crime, raise speed limits on rural roads, and skip raising the sales tax.

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    A fine is a tax you pay for doing wrong and a tax is a fine you pay for doing all right.