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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!"

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  1. Only 28? by kyoko21 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    My roommate's computer had over 50 malicious executables that I had to uninstall... talk about a pain in the butt... *sigh*