bigc73542
April 21st, 2004, 07:08 PM
Link to story: http://techdirt.com/articles/20040420/0933231.shtml
-{ Quote: "FTC Says No Spyware Laws Needed Just Yet
Contributed by Mike on Tuesday, April 20th, 2004 @ 09:37AM
from the let's-let-the-problem-get-worse dept.
While I agree that rushing into anti-spyware/adware legislation wouldn't necessarily be a good thing, it's pretty clear that "self-regulation" isn't currently working. Still, that's what the FTC is recommending rather than any kind of anti-spyware legislation, such as the new Utah law that requires adware/spyware makers to inform users what their programs are doing. The FTC admits that certain deceptive practices may be illegal already, and they can go after those companies - but...
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-{ Quote: "FTC Says No Spyware Laws Needed Just Yet
Contributed by Mike on Tuesday, April 20th, 2004 @ 09:37AM
from the let's-let-the-problem-get-worse dept.
While I agree that rushing into anti-spyware/adware legislation wouldn't necessarily be a good thing, it's pretty clear that "self-regulation" isn't currently working. Still, that's what the FTC is recommending rather than any kind of anti-spyware legislation, such as the new Utah law that requires adware/spyware makers to inform users what their programs are doing. The FTC admits that certain deceptive practices may be illegal already, and they can go after those companies - but...
.
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