Comments on: District court halts keylogger spyware sales

U.S. District Court has temporarily halted the sale of RemoteSpy keylogger software, which the Federal Trade Commission says harms consumers and violates the FTC Act.

[RicABlair]

In laymen's terms, a TRO is what is considered an "extraordinary remedy." It is not granted too often because money damages most times suffice to make parties whole. If a court issues a TRO , then it believes the one seeking the TRO can prove at trial (not at a preliminary hearing, not mentioned above)--what it complains of. This is a fairly stringent standard.

[Lerianis]

True. VERY rarely will a court issue a temporary restraining order when there is no apparent threat to someone's life. For them to do it in this case..... they must have a very good case. Really, all keylogging software should be made illegal. As should all spyware, deceitware (stuff that doesn't do what it purports to do on your system), and malware.

[sanenazok]

Reading the complaint....just change some names around you have the case against EA's DRM.

[Lerianis]

samenazok.... you are right. Just change names around and change a few words here and there, and you have a ready-made case against DRM in general. Really, DRM has never been necessary. It just punishes those who buy software legally, and doesn't stop people who REALLY want to pirate from doing so.
The real thing that companies have to do is LOWER THEIR PRICES. Stop trying to milk the American consumer for every single cent you don't get overseas because of pirating.

[inachu]

I agree 100%!

$60 for a pc game....NUTS!

[inachu]

With this logic then it would also ban similar software that is owned by the FBI,CIA,NSA

[Harrison912]

As a web site owner of safety and security products, we have to be careful banning products that are used for good purposes just because a few bad people find ways to use them for criminal activity.

We wouldn't consider banning computers just because bad people use them to send viruses to other computers or to steal people's identities. We wouldn't ban cars because they're used in bank robberies or for sexual assaults. We wouldn't ban cell phones because they're used by bad people to take pictures that can harm another's reputation or cause accidents when people try to drive and text so why would we want to ban keyloggers because bad people use them in a harmful way.

Parents can use them to keep an eye on their children's internet activity to make sure they aren't being stalked by online predators or online bullies. Companies use them to make sure their computers are being used for the purpose they are intended and law enforcement use them to gain the evidence they need to prosecute suspected criminals.

To coin an old phrase, "Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.". Let's be smart and go after the offender not the tool they are using to do their dirty work.

[jlees]

Thats right We should be more like Russia under Stalin and Germany under Hitler they they spied on everyone, I mean isn't it a good thing to spy on people

[mk1286]

I could not agree more with you, Harrison912. I am a customer of RemoteSpy and use the product to monitor my child's use on the computer. I now feel safe knowing what my child is looking at and doing on the computer while I am away. RemoteSpy has updated their blog with a press release, you can review it here: http://www.remotespy.com/blog/