The following quote is an excerpt from a recent news article:

The U.S. House of representatives will vote soon to crack down on spyware that hides in users computers and secretly monitors their activities. According to Microsoft, spyware was responsible for one-third of all computer crashes last year.

I have been a victim of spyware; and as a network administrator, I have dealt with numerous infected personal computers (PC). Spyware, in itís seemingly innumerable forms, has been responsible for PCs running sluggishly, the clandestine monitoring of activities, and complete system crashes. However, it is difficult to determine which is more alarming: the effects of spyware or the steadily increasing infection rates. As a researcher, I am interested in investigating the etiology behind both of these phenomena. While I believe that enacting new legislation is an appropriate step, I wager that it will prove insufficient to inhibit the increase in spyware activity. Furthermore, as I am firm believer that people value their privacy, I foresee a great deal of research and effort being dedicated to addressing this spyware assault.

For more information on this spyware legislation see: House Could Vote on Spyware Next Week

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