The Federal Trade Commission won an important victory last week in its fight to protect consumers from spyware, the software that tracks unsuspecting Web surfers, bombards them with advertisements and sometimes even steals log-in information and passwords.
Until very recently, technology firms have enjoyed the rare ability to get their way on Capitol Hill.
A congressional panel approved an anti-spyware bill on Thursday amid criticism from technology companies, a move that clears the way for a floor vote by the full House of Representatives.
Venture capitalist Sharon Wienbar explains why discussions about the software ultimately end up resembling Dante's nine circles of Hell.
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