Feds launch offensive on spyware
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The federal government has asked for a court order to shut down a spyware operation.
The Federal Trade Commission says computer users who went to
certain Web sites unknowingly had invasive software downloaded
onto their computers.
The Web sites are operated by Sanford Wallace, an infamous spammer once known as the "Spam King," at least until he renounced his ways.
Guests: Lydia Parnes, acting director of consumer protection at the FTC; John Borland, reporter for CNET News.com
Elsewhere:
BBC: A virus that's bending it like Beckham
CNET News.com: Netscape marks decade on Web
CNET News.com: DOJ wants new anti-piracy powers
Wired: Mall of America for geeks
Star Tribune: 911 calls over Internet often get low priority
