Spyware: Background and Policy Issues for Congress
Description:
The Anti-Spyware Coalition (ASC) defines spyware as "technologies deployed without appropriate user consent and/or implemented in ways that impair user control over (1) material changes that affect their user experience, privacy, or system security; (2) use of their system resources, including what programs are installed on their computers; and/or (3) collection, use, and distribution of their personal or other sensitive information. The main issue for Congress over spyware is whether to enact …
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Date:
September 8, 2010
Creator:
Figliola, Patricia Moloney
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department