Spyware will soon be illegal

by **shockwave203** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 6:47 pm

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/10/07/internet.spyware.ap/index.html

The House on Thursday passed the second bill in three days that would outlaw "spyware," irritating software that quietly monitors the activities of Internet users.

yay

by **oxy** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 6:48 pm

YEESSSS!!! It's about damn time.

by **Tommy Boy** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 6:51 pm

well if it is illegal, then it will disappear right?

Holding my breath.....NOT!

But a good start in the right direction!

by **Attica** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 7:06 pm

No, they'll just get more evasive.

But I think it will cut the amount of spyware out there.

by **Tommy Boy** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 7:07 pm

Originally posted by Attica
No, they'll just get more evasive.

But I think it will cut the amount of spyware out there.

Let's hope so...spyware is a PITA for sure...

by **(SEETHER)** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 7:17 pm

Woohoo.

About time.

by **Geist** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 7:41 pm

asong as drugs are around so will spam and spyware

by **Tommy Boy** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 7:54 pm

Originally posted by Geist
asong as drugs are around so will spam and spyware

exactly what I said on TS

by **shockwave203** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 8:04 pm

Originally posted by Geist
asong as drugs are around so will spam and spyware

as tommy already said, it's a step in the right direction.

better than doing nothing, wouldn't you say?

by **Tommy Boy** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 8:08 pm

I do agree that this will hopefully be the right step towards making crap like this illegal, and if not completely gone, then at least greatly reduced!

by **Agent-Commando** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 9:13 pm

Great.. what about the spyware that originates from Canada? Like Tommy and Chacal... :rotflmao:

by **PL_M@ster** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 9:37 pm

Spyware will soon be illegal

Woohoo!

by **Joe Pesci** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 9:40 pm

Well so long as i have search and destroy ill be able to avoid this crap.

by **VlfPlyer** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 9:50 pm

Originally posted by Geist
asong as drugs are around so will spam and spyware

yep......... :mad:

by **Starlite** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 10:35 pm

You don't even know how happy this thread makes me. I can't seem to get rid of any of those friggen ads unless my firewall is on and sometimes I still get ads. Not to mention while I'm playing RTCW they seem to pop up outta nowhere.
Those damn companies should get the electric chair, lol.
Okay, maybe not that serious but something similar. :lol:

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