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[m.oreilly]

http://news.com.com/2061-10789_3-6174873.h...5&subj=news

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WASHINGTON--Steep fines are nice, but one of the best weapons against spyware purveyors is locking them up, a federal regulator told senators on Tuesday.

At a morning Senate Commerce Committee hearing here, Federal Trade Commissioner William Kovacic said most wrongdoers in the spyware arena "can only be described as vicious organized criminals."

"Many of most serious wrongdoers we observed in this area, I believe, are only going to be deterred if their freedom is withdrawn,..."

Whoa!!! finally, someone with cajones

[VROSA]

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Whoa!!! finally, someone with cajones

[m.oreilly]

um, i mean i also have cajones, but i'm not on a fed panel or the like (but yes, patty has laid claim to them, as is to be expected... ).





(did i just say this out loud?)

[bluerip]

out load

never the less it is good that some sabre rattling is going on in high places concerning spyware.

[Nvyseal]

Looks like someone got a touch of spyware on their computer, and wiped out some important documents.

[m.oreilly]

Nvyseal, on Apr 12 2007, 08:49 PM, said:

Looks like someone got a touch of spyware on their computer, and wiped out some important documents.

it would appear so...