FTC Threatens Spyware Distributors With Prison

Federal Trade Commissioner William Kovacic said most wrongdoers in the spyware arena ‘can only be described as vicious organized criminals. Many of most serious wrongdoers we observed in this area, I believe, are only going to be deterred if their freedom is withdrawn,’ so it’s important for the FTC to collaborate on its cases with criminal law enforcement authorities, Kovacic said.

There’s a way to handle ’em! If something like this was put into place, I’d still be hard pressed to see it slow down the progress of spyware.

Source: Slashdot