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After taking on spam, state and federal lawmakers are tackling the next technology-related pestilence: spyware. The software is downloaded onto unsuspecting users’ computers, in some case, triggering a barrage of ads.
Last week, two California anti-spyware bills won committee approval, and similar legislation is on the table in Iowa and Virginia. Meanwhile, Utah recently became the first state to pass such a law, which is due to take effect this month.
At the federal level, House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman Joe Barton, R-Texas, promised swift action at an anti-spyware hearing on April 29.
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