Congress May Outlaw Spyware
Everyday ConsumerAffairs.Com receives complaints from consumers who have been the victims of malicious spyware — software that secretly collects data and shares it with companies and advertisers who use that data to berate consumers with popups and occasionally steals identities. But a bill making its way through the House would potentially make the more harmful forms of spyware illegal. The House Subcommittee on Commerce Trade and Consumer Protection passed the Spy Act by a voice vote today in its first bill markup of the 110th Congress.