Alex Eckelberry of Sunbelt Software discusses the SPY-ACT, a bill before Congress whose purpose seems to be to legalize the Sony Rootkit and any other spyware that vendors choose to foist on us: Unintended consequences
He also gives a fairly authoritative rundown on the current state of spyware and makes a good argument that there is no need for Congress to pass any legislation on the subject. (Which is good because we obviously can’t trust them not to make the problem worse.)