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- whiteguy013, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2We can only hope this will be as effective as the CANSPAM act...
- slick_rick, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1what about spyware that is bundled with software? if you agree to the eula isn't that the same as giving permission?
- MellerTime, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Dear United States Government, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service,
Enclosed please find my 2005 tax return. At this point, you may be wondering why there is not also a rather hefty check enclosed. You may, in fact, be thinking the exact phrase "Where the f***'s my money?" Unfortunately, due to horridly lavish wastes of time and money by our current administration (both Congressional and Executive branches), I have little choice but to withold any further financial support for such purposes.
In addition, please find enclosed a signed invoice requesting compensation for the following software titles (listed in alphabetical order, for your convenience):
CloudMark Desktop - $39.95
Lavasoft Ad-Aware - $39.95
McAfee AntiSpyware - $19.95
McAfee SpamKiller - $34.99
Norton AntiSpam - $39.95
Webroot SpySweeper - $29.95
The need to purchase the above mentioned software packages was facilitated by your extraordinarily effective efforts with the CanSPAM and Spyblock Acts. Thank you for your hard work and dedication in protecting the rights of American consumers. - Durrok, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Ah America Goverment at it's best once again. Good idea, bad implementation.
- TheAttacks, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This is what people don't understand about spy ware. Most of it isn't put on your computer without your knowledge (although it may seem that way). Most of it you agreed to have installed, just not knowing or realizing what you were doing.
Jeremiah Hoyet
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http://www.flackos.com - Misos, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0You'd be surprised how much spyware/adware is installed simply browsing the web on IE. This will help a lot of people.
- theone3, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Eeexactly.. and of course, they've already been doing that for ages.
- brandonhines, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Without the Sony thing I don't think this would be happening.
- mastershake, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0good ***** luck with that one
- kingygk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0It will be great if it actually works.
- Mark_H, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"without a user's permission."
Meaning, they'll work it into the EULA, which nobody reads anyway. - BT-Wang, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0good thing nearly all of them ask for permission...
unless you are the bitch of p2p networks and download fake cracks and trojans.
in which case. ...owned. - Philbert, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Most of the time they trick you into giving permission. So that when you complain they can say "But you asked us to send you this useful information!"
- Smokezz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Yeah, the anti spam laws did soooooooooooooooooo much good...
- DemiGuru, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Just a bunch of idiots that are trying to legislate about something they know nothing/close to nothing about. How about impeaching the grand wizard in the white house? Douche Bags.
- Braulio, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0It should've been deemed illegal so long ago.
- wilsonics, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0And for the latest provision in the patriot act.....because it would be easier for diagnosis of disease....a window into your colon.
- Sharky, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0About freekin' time.
- mrkoje, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0what the spyblock act needs to go after is the shiesty ways companies hide the "real intentions" of the software deep in the EULA. If the SpyBlock did something like make a standard format "PRE-EULA" that had to, by law, tell you exactly if the program gathers data and if it sends any data across the internet.
- FoneJunkie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"what about spyware that is bundled with software? if you agree to the eula isn't that the same as giving permission?"
or those #$%*#$@ tiny fonts that you cannot read... - EagleX, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0We can only hope.
- regedit2D, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Every law has some kind of loophole that people take advantage of, and this won't stop the spyware that is made in other countries. Jurisdiction and control are impossible with something like this. Spyware will just be in foreign languages now.
- AttroPheed, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0'bout time
- LoneStar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0.. Adaware has found: 729 new spyware threats
Description: keylogger
Created by: Spyblock Act Ltd. - 0x007, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Of course it also outlaws the government and your employer from installing spyware/keyloggers - right?
- Zodiac, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0i agree with lokai, even though it might be illegal, doesnt mean it wont happen. Also, the government has absolutely no control over the internet.
- Jammerdelray, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"MellerTime (0)"
If you don't want to pay taxes then go live in some 3rd world country where you can bitch about the crummy living conditions. - DogHumpsMonkey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0You would think, and this might be crazy to even suggest, that maybe on... oh, I don't know, a site focusing on tech news, frequented by a great big honking pack of geeks, could maybe think of some better ways of dealing with this problem. Maybe, and I'm just saying maybe here, instead of helpful comments like "This is retarded" you could come up with a viable solution to the problem and write or call your ***** Congressional Representatives. You know, maybe start putting pressure on these people to come up with an appropriate solution to the problem.
I'm sure most of us are more familiar with the shortfalls of this bill (ie, it IS ***** retarded) than I don't know, probably 90% or more of the House and Senate. I hate to suggest something as ludicrous as actually doing something for the greater good instead of bitching, but drastic times call for drastic measures. - dickyducky, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0isn't spyware already illegal??
- Turminator999, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Do not ever expect the government to do ANYTHING properly, unless you count making a mess of things as being worthwhile.
- ph3rny, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0This will just create more spyware...
Before it was fun just to infect people... now they can infect and escape the law. OH JOY!
$digg++; - diggnationdevon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Hopefully this will happen.
- secretivecoward, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Dear MellerTime,
Please pay your taxes or go to prison, then you will really see our tax dollars at work. - bash, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0what, and all the digg users bitching about "if you didnt want it, you should have read the EULA?" arent moaning yet? theyll work in the EULA.
how about this. lets pass a law making a rule that EULAs can be no longer than 2 pages, with font specified to 12. and make it human readable, not legalese.
flickr does it, it works perfectly:
http://www.flickr.com/terms.gne?legacy=1 - MightyGiant, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0It's about F***ing time
- deralaand, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Illegal? Duh again Duh. Good thing we pay these dumb ***** hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, to get together and vote as to whether or not to have a meeting to decide if they should appoint someone to head a committee that needs to determine if spyware/malware may be as big a threat as everyone says it is. Malware was affecting all of us 4/5 years ago. Act then! You know...get a shot before you get sick...Well...whatever
"D" - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0It's about time. Spyware/malware is every bit as malicious as illegal hacking. If someone hides a trojan in an EULA, it's still a trojan. A virus is still a virus. The problem is--and this cuts both ways--the law only encourages further shady acts. Some white collar criminals might read this and think, Oh! I should add spyware! Others, more honest, might include a benign form of spyware like debugging or performance reports and get slammed for not "notifying" the consumer.
I agree that the EULA should not be an escape clause for corporate criminals, but codifying the EULA only creates more red tape and criminalizes innocent people. It's hard enough to learn programming--do you want an environment where programmers also need to learn business law? Just think about how hard it is to start a business; you almost have to partner with an MBA. - SilentBobSC, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Yeah, useful... I'm sure someone over in Russia, China, Taiwan, Germany, Sweden, Peru, Cuba, Argentina, Greece, Italy, France, Spain....ad nauseum... are just quaking in their boots that we passed a local law to prohibit this. Completely ineffective and a waste of our already squandered tax money...
- stevesmename, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Oh no! Looks like computer technician jobs will soon have some major cuts. That's all I do in my job, Remove Spyware!
- stuman321, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0WOOHOO!!! Go Montana for getting something useful passed! I love my state!
- lokai, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0A thing being illegal does not necessarily stop that thing from happening. Consider theft, rape, murder, and any other type of crime.
- dongiaconia, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0In related news, Senate Committee targeted by wave of new vicious spy ware... film at 11.
- Smokezz, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0lonelycanuck: One major ISP in Canada can no longer resolve your domain. OOPS! I accidentally added your domain to our named.conf files and set the A records to 127.0.0.1. Sorry about that. Moron.
- znxster, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1"spyblock act"... yeah ok.. america needs more laws to stop the lawmakers making laws
- lonelycanuck, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Shameless Self Plug - http://www.lonelycanuck.com
- acemilo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Um, installing software without the users consent is already illegal. No digg.
- rewritable, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0yeah already illegal, this is retarded.
- danielryan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0like this will solve anything.
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