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Quote:Back to spyware and phishing. What was needed at the time -- and is needed today -- is legislation that makes it a crime to steal a person's confidential information the way phishers do; in other words, there should be a zero tolerance for cyber-piracy of any kind.

There is a bill, the Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act, making its way through Congress right now cosponsored by Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Arlen Specter, R-Pa., and Richard Durbin, D-Ill., that might do some good, and I recommend you look it up.
On the Rise

Perhaps more important to getting something done today is the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), which tracks and reports on phishing and offers some solutions to help protect individuals...

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