[mdlug] [Fwd: [opensuse-offtopic] Spyware bill cloaks a mini-UCITA]

[Jeff Hanson]

On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 12:11 PM, Aaron Kulkis <akulkis03 at gmail.com> wrote:
> "Subsection 6(a)(10) would allow a software vendor to surreptitiously
> download code onto a user's computer and freely violate their privacy,
> Butler wrote. "It would allow the provider to set itself up as an ad hoc
> police force to conduct warrantless searches and to act as judge and
> jury to conduct unilateral seizures. Private entities do not and should
> not have the right to conduct law enforcement activities. More troubling
> is the fact that the language of Subsection 6(a)(10) would effectively
> allow a software provider to unilaterally decide to remotely shut down
> the user's computer or Internet or other network connection or service. "

This isn't enough protection for the industry by itself.  The bill
needs to mandate usage of an OS optimized for back-doors.