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We already have such laws in the US. Two-party consent wiretapping laws at the state level and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act at the Federal Level.
by CodeWriter23 9y ago
We already have such laws in the US. Two-party consent wiretapping laws at the state level and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act at the Federal Level.
- nitrogen 9y agoMany states only require single-party consent, but third-party spyware violates that, too.
- quadrangle 9y agoI don't know exactly the legal details, but over the past several years "privacy policies" have evolved into some sort of "data use policies" (with no privacy to speak of) and the norm is to use terms on apps to basically give companies access to the most invasive and abusive stuff, and we don't see the legal system doing anything to stop this, as long as it isn't directly in medical or legal contexts…
- CodeWriter23 9y agoAgreeing to surrender your privacy, even when through a clickwrap agreement that is subject to change without notice is very different from installing spyware on someone else’s phone.