[Isn't it ironic that the government want to regulate "privately owned" spyware, while it is a public secret that the US government installed NSA back doors in all recent versions of Windows!]
US law-makers have taken steps towards imposing controls on hidden software that can secretly spy on online habits.
A key congressional panel endorsed a bill that would force the makers of spyware to notify users before installing any software on their PCs.
More about the NSA backdoors
Security Expert Says Microsoft Placed NSA Backdoor In Windows.
According to Andrew Fernandes, Chief Security Scientist for Cryptonym, Microsoft placed an NSA backdoor in Windows 95/98/2K and NT.
The backdoor was discovered when Fernandes was investigating Microsoft’s CryptoAPI architecture which underpins the cryptographic security architecture of Windows.
More links about the same subject
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9909/03/windows.nsa/
http://www.geocities.com/~budallen/backdoor.html
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9909/13/backdoor.idg/
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