Finally passed the U.S Antispyware Bill also know as "Internet Spyware Prevention Act." The unauthorized collection of personal information via download, sharing is now illegal.
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Washington DC, USA -- May 23, 2007 -- The US House of Representatives has approved legislation to combat the criminal use of Internet spyware and other scams aimed at stealing personal information from computer users.
Citing estimates that up to 90% of computers in the US are infected with some form of spyware, lawmakers argued that spyware "is one of the biggest threats to consumers on the Internet." The bill has been written so that it "protects consumers by imposing stiff penalties on the truly bad actors" while protecting legitimate online businesses that are developing new services to keep track of user preferences.
The measure approves $10 million a year over the next four years to help the Justice Department fight other computer scams such as "phishing," the use of fake emails or Websites to trick consumers into providing bank account numbers or credit card or other personal information, and "pharming," in which hackers redirect Internet traffic to fake sites to steal personal information.
The bill would make it a criminal offense, subject to a prison term of up to five years, to gain unauthorized access to a computer to help carry out another federal offense. Obtaining or transmitting personal information with the intent of injuring or defrauding a person or damaging a computer would be punishable by up to two years in prison.
sources: http://www.hardwarezone.com/news/view.php?id=7367&cid=
http://videos.webpronews.com:80/2007...ispyware-bill/
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Spyware is obviously not a good thing. Personal data sharing between software providers unless otherwise authorized could now be a crime.
Something to think about considering 888 software is riddled with spyware. Plus the on going battle of morally deficient people who continue to sell private personal information databases.
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