Consumer Law

In testimony before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Deputy Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, Eileen Harrington, explained that "legislation authorizing the Commission to seek civil penalties in spyware cases could add a potent remedy to those otherwise available to the Commission." According to Deputy Harrington in cases where seeking consumer redress or making the operators disgorge profit were insufficient, "a civil penalty may be the most appropriate remedy and serve as a strong deterrent."