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Anti-spyware bill gets 415-0 US approval
« on: February 17, 2005, 10:52:56 AM »

Longer jail terms in store for those using software to steal credit card details...what a shame...

The US House of Representatives on Thursday unanimously passed a second bill targeting perpetrators of computer "spyware" that hides in users' computers and monitors their activities.

The House voted 415-0 to stiffen jail sentences for those who use secret surveillance programs to steal credit card numbers or commit other crimes.

=> http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/protectingid/0,3800002220,39124841,00.htm for more info.
This came to me while chopping wood the other day. You've heard don't sweat the small stuff. I say save it for later and use it for kindling