FTC Seeks Anti-Spyware Authority

Zyxwvut writes "The FTC is seeking more legal authority to go after spyware vendors, and Congress has passed a few bills to support them, but the Senate is ignoring them. While the FTC has prosecuted a few of the largest spyware makers, most of them fly under the radar because the FTC has to meet very stringent legal standards before they can do anything."

Comments

Re:WARNING: Pedantry in effect

[Red Flayer]

Bottom line, the House needs to get itself a more distinctive name. Too bad for them Senate is already taken.

My vote is for the Skelate.

Then we could address them as Skeletor Jones, Skeletor Menendez, etc.

Re:Help the Senate to feel our pain?

[Red Flayer]

I'd love to see the outcome of a Senator voluntarily publishing their personal e-mail address for harvesting and getting their report on how they liked it.

Heh. Let's use Senators' private email accounts as spam honeypots (spampots?).

Let's see how many end up spending some money on herbal V1agra -- if Bob Dole uses it, surely there's no shame in it?