Bill imposes prison time over 'spyware'

**pickel** · October 7th, 2004, 08:08 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/interne....ap/index.html

Offenders under his bill would be sentenced for up to five years for secretly installing spyware to break into someone's computer and commiting another federal crime

**Beemer** · October 7th, 2004, 09:08 PM

Nothing will change really. Kids will still agree to anything to get to a web site. It's a beginning though.

Cheers!

**ShawnD1** · October 8th, 2004, 12:23 AM

Originally Posted by Beemer

Nothing will change really. Stupid people will still agree to anything to get to a web site. It's a beginning though.

Fixed it for you.

This bill won't change anything. Most of the companies that are associated with spyware and spamming probably aren't even located in the US.

**lost-and-found** · October 8th, 2004, 01:19 AM

well...I'm sure that when they warn you using 3pt font on the bottom of their page they're not breaking the law :\

**Beemer** · October 8th, 2004, 01:28 AM

Don't be correcting my posts. I pick my words specifically. I installed Internet for Shaw in B.C. and Monarch in Alberta. Most of what I did was conversions. 90% of the computers that were spyware and virus infested were mainly operated by the kids in the house. The parents confessed that if a pop-up appeared wanting a yes or a no they usually shut the page down out of fear.

What I found was kids could use a computer like a hot damn but not know the consequences of their actions.

Cheers!

**ShawnD1** · October 8th, 2004, 01:58 AM

Oh. Sorry, Beemer. In my experience, it's always just stupid people in general clicking yes to everything. That includes both kids and adults.
I've actually blocked my computers from accessing the computers that belong to my room mates because they're both idiots.