Spyware laws to go before Parliament

Computerworld reports that the Australian Democrats are drafting a proposed bill "under which harvesting without consent corporate or personal information via a Web site or with software applications for marketing purposes will be classified as "spyware"."

"The draft bill identifies three main types of spyware including key stroke loggers and screen capture utilities used to capture passwords, adware designed to deliver targeted advertising, and "the annoying" which covers pop-ups, pop-unders, and homepage reset programs."

Nation's first spyware laws to go before Parliament

Source: Computerworld

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