Eric Howes and the FTC Spyware Workshop

[FanJ]

Read Eric's threads about the FTC Spyware Workshop:

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10018653~mode=flat

I can only say : Read !

Lots of links in that thread.

Also postings from Bill Pytlovany of WinPatrol.
See his blog: http://www.mysteryware.com/blog.html

[Paul Wilders]

-{ Quote: "Read Eric's threads about the FTC Spyware Workshop:

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10018653~mode=flat

I can only say : Read !

Lots of links in that thread.

Also postings from Bill Pytlovany of WinPatrol.
See his blog: http://www.mysteryware.com/blog.html" }-

Thanks Jan. The subject deserves some more attention over here, thus:

information from the Privacy and Security Page at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign website:

http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/main.htm

The specific page is:

http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/ftc-spyware.htm

The FTC is accepting comments from the public on the topic of "spyware"
through May 21. To submit comments to the FTC, use the email link on this page:

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/workshops/spyware/index.htm

FTC page for submitting comments:

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/workshops/spyware/index.htm

You can view the comments that have already been submitted here

Submitted Comments:

http://www.ftc.gov/os/comments/spyware/index.html

regards,

paul

[eburger68]

Hi All:

I've expanded my review of the FTC's Spyware Workshop over at DSLR/BBR. In my latest set of comments, I cover Panel 2:

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10018653~mode=flat~start=20#10060847

Best,

Eric L. Howes

[eburger68]

Hi All:

I've updated my review of the FTC's Spyware Workshop over at DSLR/BBR once again. In my latest set of comments, I cover Panel 3 (Privacy Risks):

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10018653~mode=flat~start=20#10091736

Best,

Eric L. Howes

[eburger68]

Hi All:

Almost two weeks after the workshop, I've finally managed to turn the corner in my review of its six panels -- see:

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10018653~mode=flat~start=40#10123932

...for a review of Panel 4: Industry Responses to Spyware.

Best,

Eric L. Howes

[eburger68]

Hi All:

Comments now on Panel 5:

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10018653~mode=flat~start=40#10192053

One more to go.

Best,

Eric L. Howes

[eburger68]

Hi All:

Yes, I'm finished now. Comments on Panel 6:

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10018653~mode=flat~start=40#10295460

Best,

Eric L. Howes

[eburger68]

Hi All:

Today the FTC finally made a complete transcript of its April 19 Spyware Workshop available for download:

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/workshops/spyware/transcript.pdf

It's 298 pages and contains no index or bookmarks whatsoever. I've taken the liberty of creating a bookmarked version, which you can download here:

http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/transcript-idx.pdf

The bookmarks make it much easier to navigate and find things.

I've done some preliminary checking against my posted comments on all six panels ( http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10018653~mode=flat ). For the most part my memory of specific incidents was dead-on, though there are a few minor corrections that I will have to note. More on that later.

In any case, I hope you enjoy reading for yourself the transcript of what we've been talking about for the past month.

Best,

Eric L. Howes