Chris Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A handful of tech-savvy senators are tackling the growing problem of spyware with a proposed law that would make it harder for sites to inflict the invasive programs on unwitting users, and easier for the recipients to remove them. The Software Principles Yielding Better Levels of Consumer Knowledge (SPYBLOCK) Act would "give consumers control over the programs that are downloaded onto their computers," says cosponsor Barbara Boxer (D-California). The measure was introduced Thursday by Boxer and Senators Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Conrad Burns (R-Montana).The bill tackles three aspects of spyware. It imposes new rules that would make it more difficult for companies to slip software onto users' systems surreptitiously; require easy directions and options for removal; and prohibit harmful spyware.More | Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 ABOUT TIME TOO!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie2 Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 I don't hold out much hope for this one. The FBI haven't done much to stop the Ddos attacks against the anti-spyware sites!!! :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted February 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 I don't hold out much hope for this one. The FBI haven't done much to stop the Ddos attacks against the anti-spyware sites!!! :angry:...because the FBI does not investigate such "cases". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie2 Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 they are onto it apparently because what has happened is a federal crime because of the money it has cost those being Ddossed!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Blink_182_fan Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 ABOUT TIME TOO!!!!!!!!!I agree with andsome here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 Will it be as effective as the anti-spam laws - that is make absolutely no difference or perhaps even increase it?? :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 Will it be as effective as the anti-spam laws - that is make absolutely no difference or perhaps even increase it?? :(More than likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted February 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 Will it be as effective as the anti-spam laws - that is make absolutely no difference or perhaps even increase it?? :(Actually from my POV I have seen a decrease in spam since the spamming law!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 Nicked the link. Ta. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 My spam level is just the same now as it was before Christmas. There is no increase but the ones I do get are more cryptic (no title, no sender, no message; random words making no sense or random letters making even less than no sense). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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