Spyware opponents win another battle ??
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The Federal Trade Commission won an important victory last week in its fight to protect consumers from spyware, the software that tracks unsuspecting Web surfers, bombards them with advertisements and sometimes even steals log-in information and passwords.
On Thursday, the U.S. District Court in Concord, N.H., granted a temporary restraining order against former self-proclaimed spam king Sanford Wallace and his two companies, Seismic Entertainment Productions and Smartbot.net
U.S. District Court Judge Joseph DiClerico Jr. ruled that Wallace and his businesses must refrain from exploiting Internet security vulnerabilities. Specifically, Wallace was given 24 hours to remove--from any Web site, bulletin board or Internet server controlled by him or his companies software--script that exploits vulnerabilities in Web browsers in order to install, download or deposit software onto a computer without a user's knowledge.
Wallace's attorney could not be reached for comment. But a message posted on a Web site controlled by one of Wallace's companies and signed "from Sanford Wallace" says he plans to cooperate with the authorities and "show that our operations are legal."
The court's ruling is significant because it indicates that the existing federal trade laws could be sufficient in prosecuting spyware cases.
"We view the court's granting of temporary relief as a strong victory for consumers," said Laura Sullivan, an attorney for the Federal Trade Commission. "It will be an effective tool in protecting them against the unfair use of spyware."
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Just recently a friend of mine installed winamp 2.78 (cause his "toaster" doesnt handle the latest very well) and entered yahoo.com, normaly listnning (bad english i know) to music while surfin when sudently pow, searchbar, webcast etc etc all over his desktop...what the hell?
Well, it is my belive that the Spyware/Adaware battle has just begun and nobody trully won anything..