In the end-of-year habit of posting articles concerned with things to look out for in 2006, PC World has posted a thorough list of upcoming congressional legislation that will define government policies for telecom reform, data breach notification, spyware, patent reform, and digital content fair use, among other agendas. Notable bills include the Spyblock Act, outlawing the remote installation of software that collects a computer users' personal data without their consent., and the TRAIN (Technology Retraining and Investment Now) Act, which will provide tax credits of $5,000 to businesses offering computer related training programs.

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