House Panel to Probe Spyware

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edited April 2004 in Science & Tech
The latest perceived threat to Internet users' privacy, spyware is following the same trajectory in Washington that spam followed before Congress last year passed a law aimed at reducing it. This week, a House panel responsible for commerce and consumer protection will examine deceptive software and possible ways to curb its use.
More than half of all Windows crashes reported to Microsoft Corp. are the result of deceptive software, according to Brian Arbogast, corporate vice president of the Identity, Mobile and Partner Services Group for MSN and the Personal Services Division at Microsoft.
Source: Yahoo
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