Senate Panel Approves More Net-Policing Powers
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Author(s): Anne Broache
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Sources(s): Community
Abstract
A bill approved by a U.S. Senate panel would give the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) increased policing power and the authority to share with foreign governments information about spammers and others suspected of illegal acts. Called the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement with Enforcers Beyond Borders Act of 2005, the proposal mimics legislation requested by the FTC two years ago that roused objections from civil liberties groups and was not enacted.Collaboration with foreign law enforcement agencies would permit the commission to address problems such as spyware and telemarketing fraud that cross national borders. It has yet to be debated by the full Senate and U.S. House of Representatives.