Tag Archives: spyware

Blogging the ASC: Technical Discussion of Spyware

Continuing our live-blogging of the Anti-Spyware Coalition conference, here are StopBadware intern Josh Friedman’s notes on the Technical Discussion of Spyware panel: This talk is half short presentation and half Q&A. It opened with the presentations. Ryan Hicks covered stealth … Continue reading

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Blogging the Anti-Spyware Coalition conference: Steve Gibson keynote

We’re live-blogging the Anti-Spyware Coalition conference taking place today at Harvard Law School. Check for updates on the sessions throughout the day from StopBadware’s staff and interns. The first session is a keynote by Steve Gibson, a veteran security expert, … Continue reading

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Welcome, Anti-Spyware Coalition!

StopBadware is proud to play host to the annual Public Workshop of the Anti-Spyware Coalition tomorrow, on the campus of Harvard Law School. The Anti-Spyware Coalition is a group composed of anti-spyware software companies, academics, and consumer groups – including … Continue reading

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Step by step guide to scouring away spyware

Christopher Null at Yahoo’s The Working Guy blog has posted a short and simple guide for dealing with a spyware infestation on your computer. Christopher walks through steps to take if your machine has been infected, in clear terms that … Continue reading

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More on the Spy Act

Yesterday, the blog BoingBoing highlighted an analysis of the Spy Act by the Electronic Frontier Foundation that raises troubling questions about the Spy Act, an anti-spyware bill which recently passed the U.S. House. The EFF’s analysis questions the wording of … Continue reading

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More spyware regulation passes House

On Wednesday, the U.S. House passed a second piece of anti-spyware legislation, known as the Spy Act. Unlike the I-Spy Act which passed the House in late May and which focuses only on ensuring criminal penalties for spyware purveyors, the … Continue reading

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Kudos to Congress: House Passes Anti-Spyware Bill

Earlier this week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation aimed at fighting the fraudulent use of the Internet through spyware and other harmful scams. Spearheaded by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, the Internet Spyware Prevention Act, if signed into law, would … Continue reading

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