Why would an anti-spyware law be bad?
We all hate spyware, those insidious software programs that install themselves on our computers without our knowledge and then “phone home” with information about us. We hate it so much that many people said “there ought to be a law” – and that propelled legislators to do what some might argue legislators do best: pass hastily contrived and potentially harmful legislation. The U.S. House recently passed the Spy Act by an overwhelming majority (368 to 48). After all, no one wants to appear to be soft on privacy violators. But many in the computer industry, who really understand the problem, believe it’s a bad law that will have unintended consequences. Read what our own Alex Eckelberry had to say about it in his blog a short while back for a better understanding of why this law is not the answer: http://www.wxpnews.com/070612-Anti-Spyware-Law Customize IE 7 with free add-on IE7 Pro is an add-on for the latest version of Internet Explorer that lets you extend its functionality by adding
