The hearing before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on consumer protection will include government and industry witnesses who will be announced next week, a subcommittee representative said Tuesday. It follows a full-day hearing that the Federal Trade Commission held on Monday. One House bill already introduced by Rep. Mary Bono, R-Calif., would give the FTC the power to ban spyware installed without explicit consent.
House scrutinizes spyware
A hearing before the House could lead to legislation targeting the controversial breed of software.
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