Bill imposes hefty 'spyware' fines

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  • Persius
    Tap into MOBILE!
    • Jul 2003
    • 11779
    #1

    Bill imposes hefty 'spyware' fines

    Companies and others that secretly install "spyware" programs on people's computers to quietly monitor their Internet activities would face hefty federal fines under a bill the House passed Tuesday

    http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/interne....ap/index.html


    Interesting.. Your thoughts?
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    • r3ap3r
      Confirmed User
      • Jul 2004
      • 3535
      #2
      I think that is a good idea... Don't like people or programs monitoring my porn surfing without me knowing...
      Fuck My Sig Good
      ICQ - 203744959

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        • uchase/webpry
          So Fucking Banned
          • Aug 2004
          • 2085
          #3
          fuck, my apple shares will drop tomorrow.

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            • TonyL
              Confirmed User
              • Feb 2002
              • 900
              #4
              God save the newbies.

              Everytime I use a friends computer they must have 20+ spyware TSR's running. This will be nice for the casual computer user so there computer isn't brought to an inudated state of spyware.

              -Tony

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                • Rochard
                  Jägermeister Test Pilot
                  • Dec 2001
                  • 75733
                  #5
                  About fucking time. I got some shit on my computer that shut down a bunch of programs including cute ftp and musicmatch - because they both runs ads.

                  Fuckers.
                  Herschel Savage
                  Brooklyn, NY

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                    • sicone
                      Retired
                      • Jan 2004
                      • 18453
                      #6
                      Its a bill I'd support

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                        • brizzad
                          holla
                          • Jul 2003
                          • 11769
                          #7
                          i say there's nothing wrong with just a dynamic toolbar.. some people go fucking crazy with spyware and get malicious as fuck, gives the rest of us a bad name

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                            • Persius
                              Tap into MOBILE!
                              • Jul 2003
                              • 11779
                              #8
                              Originally posted by brizzad
                              i say there's nothing wrong with just a dynamic toolbar.. some people go fucking crazy with spyware and get malicious as fuck, gives the rest of us a bad name

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                                • FlyingIguana
                                  aspiring banker
                                  • Mar 2002
                                  • 10870
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by Persius
                                  Companies and others that secretly install "spyware" programs on people's computers to quietly monitor their Internet activities would face hefty federal fines under a bill the House passed Tuesday

                                  http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/interne....ap/index.html


                                  Interesting.. Your thoughts?
                                  don't most of them have some bs in their terms? like tucked away just like aol used to do with the one month free trial bs?

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                                    • Vitasoy
                                      GFY HALL OF FAME DAMMIT!!!
                                      • Oct 2003
                                      • 58202
                                      #10
                                      About time. Down with the spyware crap.


                                      [email protected]

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                                        • bdld
                                          $100,000
                                          • Dec 2001
                                          • 11452
                                          #11
                                          good idea, hopefully it'll pass.

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                                            • flashfire
                                              ICQ 1 6 7 8 5 3 4 9 2
                                              • Feb 2003
                                              • 13098
                                              #12
                                              This is a US bill...the bad spyware seems to come from overseas

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