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Senator Edwards Proposes Spyware Control Act for Consumer Protection

Calendar Oct 11, 2000 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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legislation consumer protection data privacy digital rights spyware software regulation
Very encouraging news: "Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., introduced legislation on Friday that wouldforce software manufacturers to notify consumers when their productsinclude "spyware," bits of code that surreptitiously transmit information about the user's Web surfing habits back to the software company." . . . Very encouraging news: "Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., introduced legislation on Friday that wouldforce software manufacturers to notify consumers when their productsinclude "spyware," bits of code that surreptitiously transmit information about the user's Web surfing habits back to the software company."

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