(ASC)(1) defines spyware as "technologies deployed without
specifically addressing spyware, or to rely on industry self-regulation
Thus far, the covert characteristics of spyware have prevented a wide-spread public outcry (Sipior, Ward, and Roselli 2005).
House and Senate, such as the Safeguard Against Privacy Invasion Act, the Software Principles Yielding Better Levels of Consumer Knowledge (SPYBLOCK) Act, the Spy Act, and the Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act (Brown 2007; Kelley 2007; Sipior, Ward, and Roselli 2005).
The term "adware" is sometimes used interchangeably with "spyware" because many adware programs monitor users' Internet browsing habits in order to conduct "contextually based marketing," (37) and in these cases, the two terms overlap.
(42) This form of spyware is responsible for the dreaded pop-up windows, (43) redirecting of browser clicks, changed home pages, (44) and other behaviors that plague many (if not most) web users' experiences.
Some modifications that transform legitimate cookie technologies into illegitimate ones include data miners that actively collect information, dialers that change the computers dial-up networking, worms that create self-replicating viruses, and hijackers that hijack a user's home page are (Lavasoft, Spyware & Harmful Technologies, 2005).
Spyware is generally defined as software that, once installed on a person's computer (usually without consent), collects and reports in-depth information about that end-user (Gordan, 2005).
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The most effective
spyware programs display no symptoms, so the computer user is unaware dirty tricks are being secretly perpetrated while the machine is running.
According to the Webroot survey, 82 percent of 18-24 year olds surveyed said that they visit social networking sites on a dally, weekly or monthly basis, where
spyware is abundant.
spyware is installed, it is difficult for the user to remove, even when