Spyware in sheep's clothing

At this year's Computers, Freedom and Privacy conference in New Haven, Conn., the room was packed for a May 22 workshop on new challenges posed by spyware. A proliferation of spyware used by stalkers, identity thieves and even spouses in acrimonious divorce cases recently prompted the Electronic Privacy Information Center to file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission. (You can see a copy of EPIC's complaint with the FCC here if you have Adobe Acrobat installed.) The sales pitches EPIC'