Jail for spyware distributors?

Opinion

Apr 10, 20071 min

That’s what a Federal Trade Commission official told a Congressional committee this morning. … Something tells me this will be a wildly popular idea in the technology world, whether or not it would represent an optimum use of prison resources.

Data Center

by Paul McNamara

News Editor

In addition to my editing duties, I have written Buzzblog since January, 2006 and wrote the 'Net Buzz column in Network World's dearly departed print edition for 13 years. Feel free to e-mail me at pmcnamara@nww.com.

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Jail for spyware distributors?

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