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FTC Officials Wary of Spyware Measures

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the erring-on-caution's-side dept.

Nofsck Ingcloo writes "News.com is reporting thusly: 'Two Federal Trade Commission officials ignited a political firestorm on Thursday by criticizing proposed laws targeting spyware and suggesting that the measures might harm legitimate software products, too.' During an appearance before a House of Representatives panel, FTC Commissioner Mozelle Thompson said the measures were the wrong approach to spyware and adware. Basically he is advocating a 'don't throw the baby out with the bath water' approach."

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  1. Re:Wonder how much... by sohojim · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually, FTC Commissioners are appointed, not elected, according to this page:

    http://www.ftc.gov/bios/commissioners.htm

    I don't think government employees can accept "contributions" from companies -- granted, that's just for "over the table" contributions.

    What's funny is that the Trade Commissioner listed after Mozelle on this page is named "Orson Swindle."