And the purveyors of truly malicious code like keyloggers will be untouched. Phishers, hackers, and trojan writers don't worry much about the law. And in the event that they're caught, how do representatives plan to squeeze multimillion-dollar fines out of pimply, Dubuque script kiddies or Ukrainian hacker rings?
They don't, because this is all a show, designed to convince Ma and Pa Kettle that the government can protect them from the big bad digital bogeymen. Even the Federal Trade Commission, which would be charged with enforcing this would-be law, says it is unnecessary. (Need we mention that there are good, free programs out there that can keep your machine safe?) But just watch. This bill will pass anyway, and it will play well back on Main Street. And you and I will pay the price.
http://www.fool.com/news/mft/2004/mft04061809.htm?source=eptyholnk303100&logvisit=y&npu=y&bounce=y&bounce2=y
FYI - The top three anti spyware programs they mention are the three I currently use. If you only wish to install one, install AdAware because they have updates more often than the others.
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