I believe there are efforts underway
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Originally Posted by KTO
You know what get's me, why doesn't the government put a stop to popups, spyware, adware, etc.. . isn't it an invasion of privacy?
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At the state level there are legislatures looking at making it illegal to install SW (spyware, adware) w/o the owners consent. Given there are already laws to punish theft of computer time, which have been successfully prosecuted, I wonder how come these statutes haven't been interpreted to apply here. I mean I didn't authorize "Co. X" to use my CPU to perform any of their tasks.
I doubt that your privacy is among the Govt's top concerns though 
added links below - I had heard about CA but now it appears the Feds are getting involved as well
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchas...ti-spyware.php
http://www.grc.com/spywarelegislation.htm
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,117646,00.asp
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Last edited by Mee-n-Mac; 03-04-2005 at 04:58 PM.
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