Comments on: House approves spyware bill--again

Members of the House of Representatives can't decide how to punish spyware makers, so they approve two bills with different approaches.

[poster48150]

US Government still doesn't get it

"The U.S. House of Representatives approved on Monday a pair of bills supporters say will safeguard Internet users from spyware."

"will safeguard", eh? Once again, members of the US Government (e.g., the "supporters") are operating under the mistaken impression that the world consists only of the US.

Jim

What does that have to do with anything?

If you think that the US government doesn't know that some if not most of the spyware originates overseas your wrong... im sure they do know this. What you fail to realize is that governments of the world have agreements with other nations about enforcing laws, particularly Internet related laws. These laws are bolstered by years of treaty arraingments with other countries, and fines can be enforced... just ask Yahoo how they like France.

[Nino Nice]

Gotta Start Somewhere...Don't you think?

Have you ever been infected by spyware?
If you haven't then you will one day.
You have to start somewhere before we get there.
I've been building and repairing computer systems for 22 years
and the worst problems I encounter everyday are due to
spyware.
I'm glad our government is taking action against the greedy
companies.
Lilttle by little we'll catch up to them.
We have to start somewhere.
The war has now begun.