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18th May 2005, 06:02
if you read slash dot you probly read this and all i have to say is im prowd to live in washington and im prowd that if i voated i would have voated for her (our governer)
oday, the Governor of Washington signs a a bill outlawing spyware (http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1012-S.PL.htm) (bill history (http://www.leg.wa.gov/wsladm/billinfo1/dspBillSummary.cfm?billnumber=1012&year=2005)) which imposes penalties of $100,000 per violation. Spyware is broadly defined. It includes everything from changing a browser's bookmarks or homepage settings, "Opening multiple, sequential, stand-alone advertisements in the owner or operator's internet browser", keystroke-logging, taking over control of the computer, modify its security settings, and even "Falsely representing that computer software has been disabled." But here is my favorite: "Prevent, through intentionally deceptive means, an owner or operator's reasonable efforts to block the installation or execution of, or to disable, computer software by causing the software that the owner or operator has properly removed or disabled automatically to reinstall or reactivate on the computer." Microsoft and Ebay both testified in support (http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Htm/Bill%20Reports/House/1012.HBR.htm) of the bill. On May 10th, a similar law banning Internet and email phishing (http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Htm/Bills/Session%20Law%202005/1888-S2.SL.htm) was also passed.
oday, the Governor of Washington signs a a bill outlawing spyware (http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1012-S.PL.htm) (bill history (http://www.leg.wa.gov/wsladm/billinfo1/dspBillSummary.cfm?billnumber=1012&year=2005)) which imposes penalties of $100,000 per violation. Spyware is broadly defined. It includes everything from changing a browser's bookmarks or homepage settings, "Opening multiple, sequential, stand-alone advertisements in the owner or operator's internet browser", keystroke-logging, taking over control of the computer, modify its security settings, and even "Falsely representing that computer software has been disabled." But here is my favorite: "Prevent, through intentionally deceptive means, an owner or operator's reasonable efforts to block the installation or execution of, or to disable, computer software by causing the software that the owner or operator has properly removed or disabled automatically to reinstall or reactivate on the computer." Microsoft and Ebay both testified in support (http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Htm/Bill%20Reports/House/1012.HBR.htm) of the bill. On May 10th, a similar law banning Internet and email phishing (http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Htm/Bills/Session%20Law%202005/1888-S2.SL.htm) was also passed.