Groups step up anti-spyware battle

摘要

With the Anti-Spyware Coalition's (ASC) final definitions of spyware in place, public interest advocacy groups have wasted no time in their quest to put malicious spyware distributors out of business. The ASC is an alliance of public interest groups, technology companies, anti-spyware organizations and software developers dedicated to fighting against unwanted and potentially dangerous spyware. Two advocacy groups — the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) and the U.S. Centre for Democracy and Technology (CDT) — have been particularly active in this struggle against spyware.