FTC Commissioner Wants to Throw Spyware Distributers in Jail

[mandy]

Steep fines are nice, but one of the best weapons against spyware purveyors is locking them up, a federal regulator told senators on Tuesday.

At a morning Senate Commerce Committee hearing here, Federal Trade Commissioner William Kovacic said most wrongdoers in the spyware arena "can only be described as vicious organized criminals."

"Many of most serious wrongdoers we observed in this area, I believe, are only going to be deterred if their freedom is withdrawn," so it's important for the FTC to collaborate on its cases with criminal law enforcement authorities, Kovacic said...

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[misteroriginal]

Hmmmm..., I agree in spirit, but it sounds like the porn versus artistic expression debate. Some say the Google toolbar is spyware.

http://www.google-watch.org/bigbro.html