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."

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The Senate is a Subset of Congress

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"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. [...]"

This bothers me because it's typical of most people not understanding basic facts about the legislature. Congress is comprised of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Saying "Congress has passed a few bills" means both the House and Senate have passed them, not just the House.