FTC officials blast Spyware measures

zerodamage · May 5, 2004, 09:20 PM

I found this referenced at Spywareinfo.com and decided to post it here as well. It is a few days old but very relevant to the major problem that is ad-spy virsuses (spyware). Inside of this article you will see multiple links to previous articles regarding Spyware. I encourage you to read through them and notice how little has been done about the problem.

"During an appearance before a House of Representatives panel, FTC Commissioner Mozelle Thompson said the measures were the wrong approach to spyware and adware. "I do not believe legislation is the answer at this time," he said. "Instead, we should give industry the time to respond...Self-regulation combined with enforcement of existing laws might be the best way to go."

That is the most stupid comment. They are NOT enforcing any laws regarding Spyware.

Read it at: CNet

~~HawK~~ · May 6, 2004, 07:10 AM

It is hard to ban spyware if the US government/agencies are using spyware for their own purposes...

The_Neon_Cowboy · May 6, 2004, 07:26 AM

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Originally posted by HawK
It is hard to ban spyware if the US government/agencies are using spyware for their own purposes...

nope is all about this $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

they are polititions there hands are in the cookie jar

May 5, 2004, 09:20 PM	#1
zerodamage HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,478 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	FTC officials blast Spyware measures I found this referenced at Spywareinfo.com and decided to post it here as well. It is a few days old but very relevant to the major problem that is ad-spy virsuses (spyware). Inside of this article you will see multiple links to previous articles regarding Spyware. I encourage you to read through them and notice how little has been done about the problem. "During an appearance before a House of Representatives panel, FTC Commissioner Mozelle Thompson said the measures were the wrong approach to spyware and adware. "I do not believe legislation is the answer at this time," he said. "Instead, we should give industry the time to respond...Self-regulation combined with enforcement of existing laws might be the best way to go." That is the most stupid comment. They are NOT enforcing any laws regarding Spyware. Read it at: CNet

May 6, 2004, 07:10 AM	#2
~~HawK~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,092 Rep Power: 0	It is hard to ban spyware if the US government/agencies are using spyware for their own purposes...