[CS-FSLUG] Is Deleting Spyware A Crime?

[Aaron Lehmann]

I didn't expect it, but that's a fairly interesting read...  It's a good
thing I don't use spyware.  And so I don't have to worry about removing
it.  So New.net and I are both free of the worry of wither of us suing
the other.

Aaron Lehmann

On Thu, May 26, 2005 at 10:14:17PM -0400, Fred A. Miller wrote:
> "Depending upon user preferences, the programs either automatically block or 
> delete the suspicious mail or program, stop a running process, or quarantine 
> a file for the user to delete. In general, users delete all or virtually all 
> of these identified programs and blocked mail -? I mean, who really wants 
> spyware or viruses, right? However, both the identification of programs as 
> spyware or spam, and the deletion of these programs may, in fact, be a 
> violation of the law."
> 
> http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/329
> 
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