Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras tells Senate lawmakers that the FTC already has a "broad mandate" to clamp down on spyware, and no new legislation is needed.
Majoras was asked to provide guidance to members of a Senate Commerce Committee panel as they sought to reconcile differences between competing anti-spyware bills.
She cautioned legislators against passing a measure that outlawed specific behaviors, for fear that courts would treat omissions as "loopholes" for unanticipated, next-generation spyware attacks.
Hat tip: Judit.
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