[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10909]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             SUPPORTING THE PASSAGE OF SPYWARE LEGISLATION

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                          HON. DARRELL E. ISSA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 23, 2005

  Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 744 and H.R. 
29. Both will help eliminate the monitoring of and tampering with 
computers across America. I thank Representatives Bob Goodlatte and 
Mary Bono for bringing this legislation before us today.
  I support the goals of both the ``Internet Spyware Prevention Act'' 
and the ``Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act.'' 
Computer users currently lose personal information to the purveyors of 
malicious computer software that has come to be known as spyware. These 
bills establish jail terms and severe monetary penalties for various 
types of invasive actions. Individuals, under the veil of business 
activity or otherwise, will no longer be able to remotely take control 
of computers, nor change their settings without.
  We have come to depend upon computers in almost every aspect of our 
lives. An unimaginable amount of personal information sits on computers 
that must remain secure.
  Again, I applaud the efforts of the House Committees on Judiciary and 
Energy and Commerce.

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