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"Spy Act" passed...goodbye Spyscum!!!!
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| Fir3start3r |
Thoughts? Comments?
Personally this is waaaaay over due and a bane to my workload...:whip:
I'd like to see some heafty fines handed out....starting with Gater/GAIN!!!!1
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| starsearcher |
| oh excellent... :happy2: |
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| goodnet |
This is a step forward in the right direction for the U.S. Government. Spyware causes lots of headaches in the corporate IT world in addition to the privacy issues.
But I doubt it that spyware/malware will disappear just yet, especially from international sources.
Oh, and there are loopholes around everything. Gain/Gator/Claria are probably safe because in general, all of the software they're attached with actually give a notification that the user is installing the software (which they claim, of course, is meant to "better a user's online experience). Users usually just click "OK" to this anyways when all they want to do is use thier Kazaa Media Desktop program to d/l music. |
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| TranceXtasy |
| Its about time! |
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| Sly_Guy |
Didn't they outlaw programming computer viruses?
I think we all knew how that turned out.
Psssh! |
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| Orko |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sly_Guy
Didn't they outlaw programming computer viruses?
I think we all knew how that turned out.
Psssh! |
just like online gambling, the writters, creators will just move their operations overseas,
but it is a good start, lets make life difficult for them! |
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| Fir3start3r |
I particularily like the fines...(minus the double-talk...)
I've bolded the fines part...
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SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT.
(a) Unfair or Deceptive Act or Practice- This Act shall be enforced by the Commission under the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.). A violation of any provision of this Act or of a regulation issued under this Act committed with actual knowledge or knowledge fairly implied on the basis of objective circumstances that such act is unfair or deceptive or violates this Act shall be treated as an unfair or deceptive act or practice violating a rule promulgated under section 18 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a).
(b) PENALTY FOR PATTERN OR PRACTICE VIOLATIONS-
(1) IN GENERAL- Notwithstanding subsection (a) and the Federal Trade Commission Act , in the case of a person who engages in a pattern or practice that violates section 2 or 3, the Commission may, in its discretion, seek a civil penalty for such pattern or practice of violations in an amount, as determined by the Commission, of not more than--
(A) $3,000,000 for each violation of section 2; and
(B) $1,000,000 for each violation of section 3.
(2) TREATMENT OF SINGLE ACTION OR CONDUCT- In applying paragraph (1)--
(A) any single action or conduct that violates section 2 or 3 with respect to multiple protected computers shall be treated as a single violation; and
(B) any single action or conduct that violates more than one paragraph of section 2(a) shall be considered multiple violations, based on the number of such paragraphs violated.
(c) Exclusiveness of Remedies- The remedies in this section (including remedies available to the Commission under the Federal Trade Commission Act ) are the exclusive remedies for violations of this Act .
(d) Effective Date- This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act , but only to the extent that this section applies to violations of section 2(a).
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| rabbitjoker |
| that is what you think.... |
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| Fir3start3r |
| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
that is what you think.... |
c'est huh? :conf: |
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| E*Master |
| Just like Kazaa, there will always be a way around for us and unfortunately for spyware there will always be a way around for them.... |
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