I think we won't see this in effect until spring of '06...but it is a giant leap in the sense that Congress adknowledges the fact that the internet is a very vulnerable place, where consumers and citizens are at great risk.

I'm glad that they finally are passing laws that cover personal computers from malicious companies like gator, bargain buddy and all that crap.

I constantly check my computer once a day, and I'm constantly finding 67+ instances of infected materials. Those NavBars and Search Assistants that have auto-regenerating registry entries are a pita to fix, because you have to rid them while disconnected from the internet, in safe mode at the same time.

You end the process (if it's running) delete the registry entries, run hijackthis, run adaware, fix the problems, check the registry again...then finally delete the folders that the software was contained in...the majority of it in temp folders, or sometimes even in your windows directory hidden amongst a ton of other things.

Anyway, I'm very happy that congress is taking an initiative to protect us in the cyber world.