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InternetNews September 22, 2004 Roy Mark	Senate Panel Approves Anti-Spyware Bill Anti-spyware legislation took a major step forward Wednesday when the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee approved a bill to outlaw spyware that is loaded on a computer without the user's consent.
InternetNews February 27, 2004 Roy Mark	Lawmakers Launch New Anti-Spyware Bill Two champions of last year's Can Spam Act have introduced legislation in Congress to outlaw invasive software such as spyware and adware from being secretly installed on computers.
InternetNews October 6, 2004 Roy Mark	House Passes Anti-Spyware Bill The U.S. House of Representatives voted 399-1 Tuesday night to pass legislation prohibiting unfair or deceptive practices related to spyware.
InternetNews May 21, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	E-Privacy Measures Head to California Senate Making sure employers reveal e-mail snooping is a top priority for Sen. Debra Bowen.
InternetNews May 12, 2005 Roy Mark	New Bill Targets Spyware Profits U.S. Senator George Allen says the federal government already has authority to prosecute spyware purveyors.
InternetNews March 21, 2005 Roy Mark	Anti-Spyware Bill Introduced in Senate Co-authors of CAN-SPAM back new legislation aimed at surreptitiously downloaded and installed software.
InternetNews September 8, 2004 Roy Mark	House Panel Gets Tough on Spyware, P2P Piracy Judiciary Committee wants to slam prison door on peer-to-peer music swappers, spyware purveyors.
Information Today April 21, 2011 George H. Pike	House and Senate Propose Online Privacy 'Bill of Rights' Legislation The face of online privacy could change dramatically if legislation recently introduced in Congress becomes law.
InternetNews April 30, 2004 Roy Mark	Lawmakers Vow Tough Spyware Laws Commerce chairman says consumers are 'outraged' and promises legislative action by end of year.
InternetNews May 14, 2004 Roy Mark	Spyware Solutions Not So Simple Proposed bills may create more problems than they solve according to VeriSign and other industry leaders.
InternetNews November 18, 2005 Roy Mark	A Senate Shot at Anti-Spyware Anti-spyware legislation found new life in the U.S. Senate Thursday when the Commerce Committee approved the SPY BLOCK Act, which outlaws a number of activities associated with unauthorized downloads.
InternetNews March 26, 2004 Janis Mara	Gates Weighs In On Spyware Issue Microsoft's chairman says 'parasitic' software is turning the Internet into a billboard.
InternetNews November 5, 2004 Roy Mark	FTC to Congress: Lose the Anti-Spyware Plans The Federal Trade Commission again warned Congress today that anti-spyware legislation is unnecessary with the existence of adequate fraud laws to contend with spyware perpetrators.
InternetNews June 17, 2004 Roy Mark	House Panel OKs Anti-Spyware Bill Legislation wants harsh penalties to combat use of tracking software.
InternetNews June 24, 2004 Roy Mark	Anti-Spyware Bill Clears Committee Hurdle Bill sponsors amend anti-spyware measure to cure Internet 'cancer.'
InternetNews October 8, 2004	House Toughens Spyware Penalties For the second time in three days, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed an anti-spyware bill, this time adding criminal penalties to tough civil provisions of legislation passed on Tuesday.
PC World February 20, 2001 Jennifer O'Neill	Congress Navigates a Flood of Net Privacy Bills Lawmakers, industry juggle e-commerce and consumer concerns in review of longtime (and new) proposals...
InternetNews May 11, 2005 Roy Mark	Adware Called Too Cozy With Spyware The Center for Democracy and Technology says complex relationships allow responsible parties to dodge liability even if Congress passes an anti-spyware bill.
Inc. June 2004 Cara Cannella	Senate Moves to Ban Sneaky Spyware Newly proposed legislation known as the Spyblock Act is designed to prohibit companies from covertly installing spyware software on your network.
InternetNews January 26, 2005 Roy Mark	House Renews New Anti-Spyware Push The 109th Congress renewed its efforts to pass a federal anti-spyware bill by targeting the malware menace in the very first meeting of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
InternetNews January 6, 2005 Roy Mark	House Revives Anti-Spyware Bill California Republican Mary Bono predicts her legislation will pass both the House and Senate in 2005.
InternetNews April 30, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	California Crackdown on RFID A bill setting privacy standards for the tiny transponders has cleared the Senate.
InternetNews June 7, 2007 Roy Mark	House Approves Second Anti-Spyware Bill The U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday endorsed its second anti-spyware bill in less than a month. Both bills target unauthorized downloads but take significantly different approaches.
InternetNews January 19, 2011	Reid to Renew Senate Cybersecurity Push Senate majority leader looks to merge competing committee bills to arrive at reform legislation this year, still waiting for the White House to weigh in.
InternetNews March 15, 2007 Roy Mark	A Charming Third Time For Anti-Spyware Bill? House panel backs Spy Act again despite two rejections from Senate. H.R. 964 would require an opt-in, notice and consent regime for adware or spyware that collects personally identifiable information from consumers.
InternetNews November 6, 2006 Roy Mark	FTC Mulling Next-Gen Tech, Policy Three days of hearings open to consider future Internet regulatory challenges.
InternetNews May 27, 2004 Roy Mark	Yahoo! Beta Testing Anti-Spyware Tool New toolbar plug-in aims to give consumers 'transparency' about what programs are actually on a user's computer.
InternetNews May 23, 2005 Roy Mark	House Approves Anti-Spyware Bills The U.S. House plunged ahead in its anti-spyware campaign, passing two different bills targeting unfair or deceptive practices related to spyware.
InternetNews May 20, 2005 Roy Mark	House Panel Supports I-SPY Act Spyware vendors are targeted with tougher criminal penalties under legislation approved by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee.
InternetNews May 2, 2007 Roy Mark	I-SPY a Green Light in The House Judiciary Committee sends anti-spyware bill targeting illegal downloads to House floor.
InternetNews February 6, 2007 Roy Mark	Concealment a Crime in Latest Data Breach Bill Additional legislation calls for criminal penalties for concealing breaches and consumer notification of 'significant' breaches.
InternetNews May 22, 2007 Roy Mark	House Passes Anti-Spyware Legislation I SPY Act earns third approval from House. Will Senate reject legislation for third time?
InternetNews October 1, 2004 Erin Joyce	A Hobbled Anti-Spyware Law California has its first anti-spyware bill, but it doesn't do enough to terminate the growing use of spyware that logs your moves online. And don't expect to see much stronger legislation in Congress.
InternetNews January 4, 2005 Roy Mark	FTC Wins Round Against 'Spyware' King Deal with trade commission prevents Sanford Wallace from distributing or publishing spyware code until federal case is settled.
InternetNews March 31, 2006 Roy Mark	Senate Passes Phone Data Confidentiality Bill A U.S. Senate panel pushed out legislation yesterday that makes it illegal to acquire, use or sell a person's confidential phone records without affirmative written consent.
Geotimes July 2007 Allyson K. Anderson	A Political Comment on ... The Life of a Bill A brief primer on bills originating in the Senate using S. 1321, the Energy Savings Act of 2007, a bill that the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources recently proposed.
PC World December 2004 Andrew Brandt	Poor Defenders Some anti-spyware companies use confusing ads, and our tests show their $20-$60 products are less effective than free competitors.
Entrepreneur October 2004 Amanda C. Kooser	Private Matters Keep an eye on new RFID privacy legislation. By staying on top of the issue now, you'll have a leg up when you implement the technology.
InternetNews March 9, 2006 Roy Mark	Phone Data Privacy Bill Heats Up in Senate Momentum for a telephone data privacy bill began building in the U.S. Senate Wednesday, with Sen. George Allen introducing legislation to outlaw the acquiring, selling or soliciting of someone else's phone records without their express consent.
InternetNews March 8, 2007 Roy Mark	Gates' Washington Trip a Privacy Affair Congress should pass 'milestone' national uniform privacy standard says Microsoft chairman.
InternetNews March 8, 2006 Roy Mark	Second Phone Data Privacy Bill Approved Targeting both telephone data brokers and telecoms, a House panel today approved legislation that bans the sale, lease or rental of confidential telephone records.
InternetNews April 19, 2004 Roy Mark	FTC Urges Industry Solutions to Spyware Officials say better tools and intense consumer education are key to protecting users from invasive programs.
Information Today February 3, 2015 George H. Pike	New U.S. Laws Impact Information Gathering and Security Congress has not been the only branch of government acting in ways that could impact the information industry. The Supreme Court is continuing its recent trend of increased attention to patent and copyright issues.
InternetNews October 3, 2005 Tim Gray	California Outlaws Phishing It becomes the first state to make the scam a civil violation.
InternetNews February 9, 2007 Roy Mark	House Delivers Package of Privacy Bills Members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee introduced a package of bills Thursday evening aimed at identity theft, pretexting, data security and breach notifications.
InternetNews March 9, 2005 Roy Mark	House Continues Anti-Spyware Push Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously approves legislation, setting stage for full House vote to legislate spyware.
InternetNews October 8, 2004 Roy Mark	FTC Pursues Former Spam King in Court The Federal Trade Commission filed its first spyware case Thursday against the man once known as the undisputed king of spam and the various companies he controls.
InternetNews September 22, 2004 Roy Mark	Lawmakers OK Video Voyeurism Privacy Bill The U.S. House of Representatives joined the Senate Tuesday in passing privacy protections against video voyeurism. The House bill makes it a crime to engage in illicit photography or "cyber peeking" on federal property.
BusinessWeek April 29, 2010 James Warren	Why the Senate Is Sitting on 309 Bills The "hold" is a tactic so juvenile that it isn't even in the Senate rules. Yet it's never been more common, and it's keeping important legislation at bay