S 2145 · 108th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

SPY BLOCK Act

Introduced 2004-02-27· Sponsored by Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: By Senator McCain from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 108-424.(2004-12-07)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Software Principles Yielding Better Levels of Consumer Knowledge Act or SPY BLOCK Act - Makes it unlawful for any person who is not the user of a protected computer (any computer used in interstate or foreign commerce or communication) to install, or allow the installation of, software on that computer, unless: (1) the user of the computer has received notice and granted consent that satisfies the requirements of this Act; and (2) the computer software's uninstall procedures satisfies the requirements of this Act. Requires the notice to include: (1) a clear notification, displayed on the screen until the user either grants or denies consent to installation, of the name and nature of the software to be installed; and (2) a separate disclosure with respect to each information collection, advertising, distributed computing, and settings modification feature contained in the software. Requires the consent to include: (1) consent to the software installation; and (2) separate consent to each of the above features of such software. Prohibits any person who is not the user of a protected computer from using any such feature of software installed on a computer if: (1) the software was inst…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

S. 2145, SPY BLOCK Act

Oct 5, 2004

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on September 22, 2004</p>

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S. 2145, SPY BLOCK Act

Oct 5, 2004

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on September 22, 2004

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S. 2145, Spy Block Act

Oct 8, 2004

<p>Private-sector mandates statement for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Commitee on Commerce, Sciece, and Transportation on September 22, 2004</p>

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S. 2145, Spy Block Act

Oct 8, 2004

Private-sector mandates statement for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Commitee on Commerce, Sciece, and Transportation on September 22, 2004

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (3)

3 Democrats