US gov targets spyware outfit
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FTC shakes down Seismic Entertainment Productions
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Hackers who secretly install "spyware" on others' computers and Internet users who copy movies and music without permission could face up to three years in prison under bills that advanced in Congress on Wednesday.
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This year's deluge of spyware has put the need to clean up the Internet in stark relief. What's more, it has set in motion the imminent re-alignment of some of tech's marquee players - Symantec, McAfee, Microsoft, America Online and Yahoo, among them.
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The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday filed the first case in the country against software companies accused of infecting computers with intrusive &quot;spyware
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THE US Government has moved for the first time to block unsolicited circulation on the Internet of spyware, a type of software that can inundate web users with pop-up ads, secretly take control of their computers and spy on their online activities.
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Leading security software vendor PC Tools is pleased to see House  passage of the Internet Spyware (I-Spy) Prevention Act of 2007,  providing the justice system with greater power and resources to  prosecute cyber criminals. "We need to give these criminals more than a  slap on the wrist.
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American lawmakers are close to outlawing the making of spyware that smuggles its way on to your PC.
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The computer maker and a nonprofit organization have launched a project to teach people about spyware and how to avoid it. By Thomas Claburn.
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Blog: In what appears to be the first case of its kind, federal agents sent spyware called "CIPAV" to the owner of a MySpace account tied to e-mail bomb threats against a high school.
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LEADING computer-maker Dell has joined with a prominent internet group in the US to launch a campaign to help consumers fend off spyware.
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Microsoft is investigating a program that attempts to switch off the firm's anti-spyware software.
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Feds say switching browsers is one way to deal with security threats.
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SPY ACT would allow fines of up to $3 million for some types of spyware.
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A study of home PCs released on Monday found that about 80 percent had been infected with spyware almost entirely unbeknownst to their users.
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Agency says Odysseus Marketing bundled bogus software with spyware; Spy Deleter charged with posing as antispyware.
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Raising the fine line US consumer watchdog the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is calling for a bigger stick with which to punish spyware purveyors.â¦
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The makers of programs that spy on what people do with their home PCs could face hefty fines in California.