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FTC Threatens Spyware Distributors With Prison

Posted by Zonk on from the truth-to-the-situation dept.

Federal regulator Mark Pryor, in a Senate Commerce Committee hearing, has stated that spyware distributors should face harsher penalties than fees. His solution: imprisonment. "Federal Trade Commissioner William Kovacic said most wrongdoers in the spyware arena 'can only be described as vicious organized criminals. Many of most serious wrongdoers we observed in this area, I believe, are only going to be deterred if their freedom is withdrawn,' so it's important for the FTC to collaborate on its cases with criminal law enforcement authorities, Kovacic said."

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  1. Re:Windows?? by Walt+Dismal · · Score: 4, Funny

    Send them to something far, far worse than a Turkish prison. Chain them in the RIAA lobby with no pants, clutching a pirated CD of Bing Crosby singing Christmas carols.

  2. Re:Windows?? by mwvdlee · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why the pirated CD?
    Since when does the RIAA need evidence to screw people?

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  3. Re:Ubuntu has spyware in it.. by jrockway · · Score: 4, Funny

    By your logic, you are spyware. Since you know about popularity-contest, you obviously use Debian or Ubuntu. IMFORMATION LEAK! YOU ARE SPYING ON YOURSELF.

    Wait. Does that argument make me sound like a complete and utter idiot? Now you know how you sound.

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  4. Re:Windows?? by Rob+the+Bold · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why the pirated CD?

    Since when does the RIAA need evidence to screw people?

    Ya, but you gotta admit that Bing Crosby gives it a romantic touch. What a voice . . .

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