House Passes Spyware Bills

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."

Comments

Not enough

[cpuenvy]

That's great. Now, what about the malicious material that comes from foreign sources?

This will do little to curb the problem, and I do not believe that legislation is the proper course to take.