FTC To Congress: Lose The Anti-Spyware Plans

KingFishKingFish
edited November 2004 in Science & Tech
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) again warned Congress today that anti-spyware legislation is unnecessary with the existence of adequate fraud laws to contend with spyware perpetrators.
FTC Commissioner Orson Swindle, speaking to Capitol Hill staffers at a Cato Institute luncheon Friday, questioned the need for new laws. "Our experience at the Department of Justice and at the FTC is that [current] law is adequate," Swindle said. "Most, if not all, spyware is executed under a deceptive cloud. If people are deceived, it's a deceptive practice."
Source: Internet News

Comments

  • Access_DeniedAccess_Denied tennessee
    edited November 2004
    it sounds like the FTC has there hand in the money jar gave to them by the spyware companys by not wanting the anti-spyware law to pass, as tho its gonna do any good even if it does pass.. it hasent had much effect to make viruses illegal
  • Micks 109
    edited November 2004
    i see what u mean Access_Denied spy ware is just a pain
    if u think about it, it is a type of hacking it can also mess with pcs
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