News Utah judge freezes anti-spyware law

That didn't take long, did it? This from CNet:

A Utah judge has granted an injunction to adware maker WhenU.com to temporarily halt the state's new anti-spyware law from going into effect.

New York-based WhenU, whose software is the subject of several lawsuits, filed a lawsuit in April to challenge the nation's first anti-spyware statute, called the Spyware Control Act, on the grounds that it is unconstitutional. The suit, filed in the 3rd Judicial District Court in Salt Lake County, Utah, was filed shortly before the law was set to go into effect in May.

"This is an important decision for the entire online advertising industry," said Avi Naider, CEO of WhenU. "Spyware is a problem and we want to put an end to it. WhenU supports anti-spyware legislation at the federal level, but Utah's act unfortunately impairs legitimate online advertising as well."

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"WhenU has said its software can be installed only after people agree to accept terms of service that explicitly describe all of its practices"

Umn.. lies! i have personally had this spy/adware attack my computer, i didnt and wouldnt agree to it any form... spyware is really bugging me lately!

 

You know... I use opera and have *never* had a problem with spyware... go figure...

Honestly, the spyware/adware thing doesn't bother me at all... the more devious they get, the more I'll protect myself... another firewall... spoofed IP... whatever it takes.
It's the less fortunate that I worry about. The people who STILL don't have a firewall. Or worse, the COMPANIES who still don't have a firewall!

 

Like MY SISTER. Some (most?) people are either stupid or don't want to know. They don't care if there is crap on their computer - if they can use msn and watch stupid flash animations then they're happy. It's these people that need the law to protect them (that's the point of a government right - to do that stuff that normal people can't/don't?), and its these people who are getting screwed.