According to this article, United States 'Government regulators are trying to shut down Odysseus Marketing, which they say secretly downloaded spyware onto the computers of unwitting Internet users. The FTC accused Walter Rines and his company of luring computer users with a bogus promise of free software that would make peer-to-peer file sharing anonymous. The crackdown comes as spyware continues to be a growing problem, with calls in Congress for legislation and an increase in enforcement by federal regulators.'
This comes just two days after the Californian government signed legislation that would grant a civil remedy to any person or organisation found to be phishing for information.
Originally by Law.com - Tech Law Practice Center, 9:59 PM