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Spy Act of 2007 = "Vendors Can Spy Act"

Posted by kdawson on from the legalizing-spyware dept.

strick1226 writes "Ed Foster over at InfoWorld describes the Spy Act bill (H.R. 964) as having the same relation to the prevention of spyware that the CAN SPAM Act had to the prevention of spam. It allows exceptions for companies to utilize spyware for any number of reasons; if this bill had been law when Sony distributed their rootkit, they would have had perfect cover. Most troubling is that the bill would preempt all state laws, including those more focused on the privacy of people's data, and disallow individuals from bringing suit. It is expected to pass soon with 'strong bipartisan support.'"

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  1. Sony had perfect cover all the time. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    They had the Bush administration, who as we know is above the law, and puts anyone who GW Bush wants above the law.

    The justice department said, and this is damned near close to a quote, "oh look how wonderful it is that Sony now knows that it can't do this now" and didn't prosecute.

    The fuckers should have been in jail. If any of us infected millions of computers with a rootkit, they would have come after us with guns blazing.