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Congressional Anti-Spyware Bill Introduced

Posted by timothy on from the paper-tiger-until-passed dept.

CRCates writes that U.S. "Senator Conrad Burns has introduced new anti-spyware legislation. The bill would make it difficult to for software to download and install itself without the user's knowledge. The bill would also require notification, consent, and procedures for easy removal."

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  1. Re:Easy removal by dickiedoodles · · Score: 3, Funny

    I have yet to find any spyware that wasn't easily removed

    I'm more worried about the stuff I might not of found

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  2. No spyware? by Gothic_Walrus · · Score: 2, Funny

    There goes all of AOL's profits from Instant Messenger...

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  3. Consent by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The bill would also require notification, consent, and procedures for easy removal.

    You mean the way they notify you and gain your consent by burying it a dozen pages into the EULA that nobody reads? The way you can uninstall the spyware by reformatting?