Great, Not that I'm any fan of spyware, but this is just another law against hacking. Think - what's the difference between this and someone using XSS to "take control" of a computer? If you r00t a box and deface the home page, then you've broken this law.
<sigh> Instead of fixing the problem (poor software security) we pass laws to punish the people who do the things that illustrate the problem. Basic philosophical differences, blah blah blah ... Worst of all, do you really think that the spyware rackets will slow down or cease because of this? Nope - they'll just migrate out of the jurisdiction. -- Greg On or about 2004.10.06 06:03:18 +0000, RandallM ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) said: > > > The U.S. House of Representatives voted late Tuesday to restrict some of the > most deceptive forms of spyware. > > By a 399-1 vote, House members approved legislation prohibiting "taking > control" of a computer, surreptitiously modifying a Web browser's home page, > or disabling antivirus software without proper authorization. > > http://news.com.com/House+approves+spyware+legislation/2100-1028_3-5397822.h > tml?tag=nefd.top > > > thank you > Randall M > > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html -- Gregory A. Gilliss, CISSP E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Security WWW: http://www.gilliss.com/greg/ PGP Key fingerprint 2F 0B 70 AE 5F 8E 71 7A 2D 86 52 BA B7 83 D9 B4 14 0E 8C A3 _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
