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Australia Says No To Spyware

Posted by Zonk on from the sanity-down-under dept.

PrivateDonut writes "Australian parliament introduced a bill on Thursday that would 'make it illegal for anyone to install a program without informed approval and attract a fine of $10,000.' Is this doomed to fail as many other anti-spam/spyware bills have failed? Or has Australia finally hit the mark?"

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  1. There is only one solution by Umbral+Blot · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The death penalty.

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    Philosophy.