Wednesday, May 25, 2005

House votes to outlaw spyware

The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday voted to establish new penalties for purveyors of Internet "spyware" that disables users' computers and secretly monitors their activities. By overwhelming majorities, the House passed <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,,1819434,00.asp?kc=ewnws052405dtx1k0000599">two bills that stiffen jail sentences</A> and establish multimillion-dollar fines for those who use secret surveillance programs to steal credit-card numbers, sell software or commit other crimes. Spyware has emerged as a major headache for computer users over the last several years.

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