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U.S. To Impose Spyware Control Laws

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the every-click-you-make dept.

ArbiterOne writes "BBC has the story: A bill has been introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives to control the proliferation of spyware and malware. The proposed bill would force programs to inform the user before installing programs, and require that spyware be easily removed. A study by EarthLink found that the average user has 28 spyware programs on their computer!"

2 of 402 comments (clear)

  1. I wonder how many testicles the avg Mac user has? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    oh wait...NONE!

  2. Re:I wonder which 28 are on my Mac? Oh wait... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    you are an idiot