U.S. To Impose Spyware Control Laws

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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My law

[Apreche]

This law is probably going to read something like this...

If you make spyware you pay fines or get sued or go to jail or something. Obvious loophole included.

My law would look like this:
If you get spyware on your computer, you are no longer allowed to use a computer.

The logic is that you need a license to drive because driving poses a risk to others. Well, I think the rest of this paragraph is implied so I wont bother typing it. Catch my drift?

Re:But what about SunnComm?

[InfiniteWisdom]

The French are bad (well...not good)
Same thing. They're either with us or against us.
- Dubya

If he wants to keep using a computer online...

[rsilvergun]

he should. Or he should stop bitching, take it to a shop and pay $60 dollars every 3 months when the computer becomes unusable. If I can shell out $60 bucks for an oil change every 3 months (I'm lazy, and I like to use full synthetic), why the hell should a computer user who's willfully ignorant (i.e., he doesn't understand his computer, and he doesn't want to) get by paying $35 bucks once a year to some over worked tech, and never expect another problem a day in his life?