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House Passes Spyware Bills

Posted by samzenpus on from the listen-to-the-law dept.

stinerman writes "Today the house passed two bills aimed at stopping spyware / adware and unauthorized use of computers. H.R. 29 makes it 'unlawful for any person who is not the owner or authorized user of a protected computer to engage in deceptive acts or practices'. H.R. 744 (I-SPY Act) prohibits accessing a protected system via code copied on to the system to, among other things, disseminate personal information. Both bills sailed through the house and are expected to be passed by the Senate."

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  1. Re:God help us by OneDeeTenTee · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    " This is not a troll."
    The moderators aparently disagree.

    Just because they're on crack doesn't mean they can't be right every once in a while.

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  2. Re:One more law by gowen · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What we really need is a law to prevent idiots from using a computer... (or driving a car, buying a gun, voting You forgot "getting elected president"

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