SEN. MARK PRYOR CHAIRMAN SEN. MARK PRYOR HOLDS A HEARING ON SPYWARE

Washington Transcript Service;  June 11, 2008 ;     700+ words ......TRANSPORTATION, HOLDS A HEARING ON SPYWARE JUNE 11, 2008 SPEAKERS: SEN. DANIEL K. INOUYE, D-HAWAII...SEN. JOHN E. SUNUNU, R-N.H. SEN. JIM DEMINT, R-S.C. SEN. DAVID VITTER, R-LA. SEN. JOHN THUNE, R-S.D. SEN. ROGER WICKER, R-MISS. WITNESSES...Commission and Congress to combat ...

SEN. PRYOR: COMPANIES MUST STOP SPYING, HIJACKING COMPUTERS

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 14, 2007 ;     325 words ...The office of Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., issued the following press release: Sen. Mark Pryor today introduced...companies or fraudsters to implant spyware on a person's computer without consent. Pryor said spyware raises significant privacy...unwanted software on them. Spyware is used to collect ...

Spyware revealed; While it often has been reported that spyware steals...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  September 28, 2005 ;     668 words ...Byline: Steve Alexander; Staff Writer What is spyware? Despite all the publicity about spyware being a new threat - stuff that seeps into...virus threats that preceded it, experts say. Spyware does not do anything new, said Bob Hansmann...

Don't be snookered by sneaky spywear: many popular computer file-sharing...

NZ Business;  March 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...What is spyware , and why should small businesses be concerned about it? These...company's PCs, you'll want to learn how to recognise and control spyware. In general, spyware is defined as any technology that aids in gathering information...

Feel like somebody's watching you?; Spyware can track user's online...

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  March 21, 2004 ;     383 words ...Like spam, spyware is becoming more annoying and prevalent for computer users. Spyware has existed for years, but has lost its original intent. In the beginning, spyware was a security measure, so parents or businesses could monitor what Internet...

Spyware is costing the UK an estimated GBP445 million per year; Today...

M2 Presswire;  October 20, 2005 ;     700+ words ......PRESSWIRE-20 October 2005-WEBROOT SOFTWARE: Spyware is costing the UK an estimated GBP445...the 3rd highest rate of infections of spyware in Q3 2005 - with as many as 18 spies...addition, the leading provider of anti-spyware software found that spyware is costing...

The legal status of spyware.

Federal Communications Law Journal;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...I. OVERVIEW OF SPYWARE'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LAW II. SPYWARE TECHNOLOGY: A TECHNICAL OVERVIEW A. Spyware Defined B. Spyware Has Two Primary Forms 1. Software-Enabled Installation of Spyware via Shareware 2. Web-Enabled Installation of Spyware...

Spyware--the hidden threat to business security.(SOFTWARE INTELLIGENCE)

Software World;  September 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...The explosion in spyware has presented businesses with increasing...potential litigation. This paper examines how spyware infiltrates and affects organizations and describes how to protect against it. Spyware defined Spyware poses a constant and significant...

SEN. WYDEN MOVES TO ENSURE FAIRNESS OF INTERNET USAGE WITH NEW NET...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 2, 2006 ;     479 words ...The office of Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following press release: Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today unveiled ground-breaki...consumers and business interests. Under Sen. Wyden's bill, the Internet Nondiscrimination...protect subscribers against unwanted spam, spyware, viruses, pornography and ...

Spyware purveyors get down to business with new technologies and tactics;...

M2 Presswire;  August 23, 2005 ;     700+ words ......PRESSWIRE-23 August 2005-WEBROOT SOFTWARE: Spyware purveyors get down to business with new...deterred from the potential for big profits, spyware purveyors are successfully developing...tactics to speed the proliferation of spyware, according to the latest State of Spyware...

Anti-spyware, anti-adware option

New Straits Times;  June 2, 2005 ;     591 words ......Pardas New Straits Times 06-02-2005 Anti-spyware, anti-adware option Byline: Aimie Pardas...Report Benchmark THE growing menace of spyware and adware has prompted Symantec Corp to include Symantec Anti-Spyware Solution in the newest release of Symantec...

McAfee, Inc. Launches Global Stop Spyware Initiative.

PR Newswire;  November 15, 2005 ;     700+ words ...McAfee Responds to Growing Spyware Threats with Free Trials of Anti-Spyware Products that Check if a Computer is Infected with Spyware SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- McAfee, Inc. , the leader in Intrusion Prevention and Security...

A hidden menace; Spyware.(The latest computer menace)

The Economist (US);  June 5, 2004 ;     700+ words ...As spam is to e-mail, spyware is to the web. Can it be stopped? VIRUSES...your computer without your knowledge. Spyware , as it is known, is software that sneaks...unilaterally opening browser windows. Some spyware also harvests personal information...

FTC Files First Federal Lawsuit Against Spyware; Scam Sells Software to...

The Washington Post;  October 13, 2004 ;     681 words ......Web sites, which were designed to automatically install spyware on visitors' computers, the FTC complaint said. The sites...knew that it was being downloaded. Once installed, the spyware often would open the computer's CD- ROM tray and display...s) is open you DESPERATELY NEED to rid your system of ...

ATTACK SPYWARE WITH 2-PUNCH APPROACH.(Stars)(Column)

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  May 16, 2004 ;     641 words ...Byline: AL FASOLDT TECHNOFILE Tracking down spyware isn't hard, but keeping it off your Windows...of vigilance. As I explained last week, spyware - software that installs itself secretly...likely to be infected with 30 separate spyware programs, according to experts who track...