SPYACT – H.R. 2929

The SPYACT H.R. 2929 is a bill that quickly worked its way through Congress and became unanimously passed in late September. The bill showed strong Bipartisan support as it was passed 399 to 1. I guess there is always somebody who disagrees.

Enigma Software Group, Inc. (the Owner of this Website) publicly supports the SPYACT bill, and has been actively contacting representatives with letters.

This bill will impose heavy fines for redirecting URLs and spreading spyware. Under the bill those who spread spyware can receive fines of up to $3 million for annoying and privacy-invading practices such as installing keystroke loggers and even some pop-up ads. Whether the final bill will really make a difference is debatable. The last time Congress got involved in helping Internet users, they passed CanSPAM, and we all know that this legislation has done little to affect the daily spam deluge.