Of course, we offer a very generous benefits package including two weeks paid vacation, a number of paid holidays, matching 401k, full medical and dental and best of all, we'll let you choose from one of six vibrantly colored catheters that will placed in your ass for sampling throughout your workday.
Where do I sign up?
Here is what actually passed - the amendment to HR 2929, on Thursday:
H.L.C.
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
TO H.R. 2929
OFFERED BY MR. STEARNS
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1
This Act may be cited as the ''Securely Protect Your- 2
self Against Cyber Trespass Act'' or the ''SPY ACT''. 3
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES 4
RELATING TO SPYWARE. 5
(a) PROHIBITION.--It is unlawful for any person, 6
who is not the owner or authorized user of a protected 7
computer, to engage in deceptive acts or practices in con- 8
nection with any of the following conduct with respect to 9
the protected computer: 10
(1) Taking control of the computer, including-- 11
(A) utilizing such computer or computing 12
services to send unsolicited information or ma- 13
terial to others; 14
(B) diverting the Internet browser of the 15
computer, or similar program of the computer 16
used to access and navigate the Internet, to one 17
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H.L.C.
or more Web pages not of the owner or author- 1
ized user's choosing; 2
(C) accessing or using the modem, or 3
Internet connection or service, for the computer 4
and thereby causing damage to the computer or 5
causing the owner or authorized user to incur 6
unauthorized financial charges; 7
(D) using the computer as part of an ac- 8
tivity performed by a group of computers that 9
cause damages to another computer; and 10
(E) delivering advertisements that a user 11
of the computer cannot close without turning 12
off the computer or closing all sessions of the 13
Internet browser for the computer. 14
(2) Modifying settings related to the computer's 15
access to or use of the Internet, including by 16
altering-- 17
(A) the Web page that appears when the 18
owner or authorized user launches an Internet 19
browser or similar program used to access and 20
navigate the Internet; 21
(B) the default provider used to access or 22
search the Internet, or other existing Internet 23
connections settings; 24
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(C) a list of bookmarks used by the com- 1
puter to access Web pages; or 2
(D) security or other settings of the com- 3
puter that protect information about the owner 4
or authorized user. 5
(3) Collecting personally identifiable informa- 6
tion through the use of a keystroke logging function 7
or similar function and transferring such informa- 8
tion from the computer to another person. 9
(4) Monitoring, or analyzing the content of, the 10
Web pages or other online locations accessed using 11
the computer. 12
(5) Inducing the owner or authorized user to 13
install a computer software component onto the 14
computer, or preventing reasonable efforts to block 15
the installation or execution of, or to disable, a com- 16
puter software component, including by-- 17
(A) presenting the owner or authorized 18
user with an option to decline installation of a 19
software component such that, when the option 20
is selected by the owner or authorized user, the 21
installation nevertheless proceeds; or 22
(B) causing a computer software compo- 23
nent that the owner or authorized user has re- 24
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moved or disabled to automatically reinstall or 1
reactivate on the computer. 2
(6) Representing that installing a separate soft- 3
ware component or providing log-in and password 4
information is necessary for security or privacy rea- 5
sons, or that installing a separate software compo- 6
nent is necessary to open, view, or play a particular 7
type of content. 8
(7) Installing or executing computer software 9
on the computer, without the permission of the party 10
named as the provider of the software, to deceive the 11
owner or authorized user about the identity of the 12
person or service responsible for the functions per- 13
formed or the content displayed by such computer 14
software. 15
(8) Installing or executing on the computer one 16
or
It essentially makes clearer differentiation between what is considered legit and illegit, and pretty much allows you to do whatever you want to computers that you own, which include your employers monitoring their employees with Spyware and spouses monitoring each other or their children.
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You have got to be kidding me. You mean to tell me that Amanda Hugnkiss, Ivana Tinkle, IP Freely and Jack Mehoff are not real people? M. Mouse
Here is what actually passed - the amendment to HR 2929, on Thursday: H.L.C. AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE TO H.R. 2929 OFFERED BY MR. STEARNS Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ''Securely Protect Your- 2 self Against Cyber Trespass Act'' or the ''SPY ACT''. 3 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES 4 RELATING TO SPYWARE. 5 (a) PROHIBITION.--It is unlawful for any person, 6 who is not the owner or authorized user of a protected 7 computer, to engage in deceptive acts or practices in con- 8 nection with any of the following conduct with respect to 9 the protected computer: 10 (1) Taking control of the computer, including-- 11 (A) utilizing such computer or computing 12 services to send unsolicited information or ma- 13 terial to others; 14 (B) diverting the Internet browser of the 15 computer, or similar program of the computer 16 used to access and navigate the Internet, to one 17 F:\M8\STEARN\STEARN_059.XML F:\V8\061604\061604.386 June 16, 2004 2 H.L.C. or more Web pages not of the owner or author- 1 ized user's choosing; 2 (C) accessing or using the modem, or 3 Internet connection or service, for the computer 4 and thereby causing damage to the computer or 5 causing the owner or authorized user to incur 6 unauthorized financial charges; 7 (D) using the computer as part of an ac- 8 tivity performed by a group of computers that 9 cause damages to another computer; and 10 (E) delivering advertisements that a user 11 of the computer cannot close without turning 12 off the computer or closing all sessions of the 13 Internet browser for the computer. 14 (2) Modifying settings related to the computer's 15 access to or use of the Internet, including by 16 altering-- 17 (A) the Web page that appears when the 18 owner or authorized user launches an Internet 19 browser or similar program used to access and 20 navigate the Internet; 21 (B) the default provider used to access or 22 search the Internet, or other existing Internet 23 connections settings; 24 F:\M8\STEARN\STEARN_059.XML F:\V8\061604\061604.386 June 16, 2004 3 H.L.C. (C) a list of bookmarks used by the com- 1 puter to access Web pages; or 2 (D) security or other settings of the com- 3 puter that protect information about the owner 4 or authorized user. 5 (3) Collecting personally identifiable informa- 6 tion through the use of a keystroke logging function 7 or similar function and transferring such informa- 8 tion from the computer to another person. 9 (4) Monitoring, or analyzing the content of, the 10 Web pages or other online locations accessed using 11 the computer. 12 (5) Inducing the owner or authorized user to 13 install a computer software component onto the 14 computer, or preventing reasonable efforts to block 15 the installation or execution of, or to disable, a com- 16 puter software component, including by-- 17 (A) presenting the owner or authorized 18 user with an option to decline installation of a 19 software component such that, when the option 20 is selected by the owner or authorized user, the 21 installation nevertheless proceeds; or 22 (B) causing a computer software compo- 23 nent that the owner or authorized user has re- 24 F:\M8\STEARN\STEARN_059.XML F:\V8\061604\061604.386 June 16, 2004 4 H.L.C. moved or disabled to automatically reinstall or 1 reactivate on the computer. 2 (6) Representing that installing a separate soft- 3 ware component or providing log-in and password 4 information is necessary for security or privacy rea- 5 sons, or that installing a separate software compo- 6 nent is necessary to open, view, or play a particular 7 type of content. 8 (7) Installing or executing computer software 9 on the computer, without the permission of the party 10 named as the provider of the software, to deceive the 11 owner or authorized user about the identity of the 12 person or service responsible for the functions per- 13 formed or the content displayed by such computer 14 software. 15 (8) Installing or executing on the computer one 16 or
Actually, H.R. 2929 was totally re-written as an amendment in the past couple of months by Florida Congressman Sterns. The text can be found here:
7 20 04markup1314.htm
http://energycommerce.house.gov/108/Markups/061
It essentially makes clearer differentiation between what is considered legit and illegit, and pretty much allows you to do whatever you want to computers that you own, which include your employers monitoring their employees with Spyware and spouses monitoring each other or their children.