Spyware : Background and Policy Issues for Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computers.

Information services.

California.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (20 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background on and reviews policy issues related to spyware, a type of software used to collect personal information from an individual's computer without notice or consent, or otherwise gain unauthorized access to an individual's computer. Describes FTC actions and State laws in Utah and California related to spyware. Discusses the debate over the need for Federal spyware legislation, and summarizes spyware-related legislative proposals in the 108th and 109th Congresses.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Spyware

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.