SPYWARE
- PRIVACY VIOLATION
last updated 2006 June 19
 
. This page used in the following courses taught by Prof. Richardson
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BIT 801
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INTRODUCTION , The growth of Spyware is a direct consequence of the intensity of the global Competitive Environment and the sophisticated offerings of the Technological Environment.

Competition among companies means you have to hang on to your customers and this requires knowing more about what the customer does with your product, or service, and how can this knowledge help you sell them more stuff at a good price so they don't leave you for the competition.

The technological environment continues to move at a fast pace and means that it is possible for companies to use certain advanced technology to allow them to do things that customers might not think possible, or might not even consider - so the spying , in a way, becomes easy cause the customers don't even understand how they could be spied on.

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INTRODUCTION , "Spyware has quickly evolved from an online nuisance to one of the most dire threats facing the Internet. As users struggle to maintain control over their computers, many find themselves trapped in a cyclical battle against programs that install themselves without warning, open dangerous security holes and reinstall themselves after they've been deleted. The worst of these programs allow online criminals to hijack users' sensitive personal information at will. Even the most benign variants can slow computers to a crawl by wasting their processing power to provide unwanted "services." Compounding the problem are the sophisticated ploys spyware developers use to install their programs on unsuspecting users' computers. Spyware distributors often rely on security holes, clever cons, opaque "bundling" arrangements and other unsavory practices to spread their unwanted payload."

from  www.antispywarecoalition.org/documents/definitions.htm
of the Anti Spyware Coalition
permission to quote given by Ross Schulman of the CDT, June 16th, 2006.
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Spyware ,
Mari-Lem De Guzman,  in COMPUTERWORLD
(www.ITworldcanada.com) June 9, 2006
wrote a good article titled
"Spyware needs global cure"

Guzman reported on a workshop sponsored by the Anti-Spyware Coalition meeting in Ottawa in May 2006..
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Anti-Spyware Coalition , Anti-Spyware Coalition

From their site  www.antispywarecoalition.org
"The Anti-Spyware Coalition (ASC) is a group dedicated to building a consensus about definitions and best practices in the debate surrounding spyware and other potentially unwanted technologies."

"The Center for Democracy and Technology coordinates the Anti-Spyware Coalition. Anti-spyware companies or public interest groups interested in joining the Coalition should contact 
Ari Schwartz, CDT Associate Director at asc@cdt.org or at 202-637-9800"
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Anti-Spyware Coalition

Glossary

 , The Anti-Spyware Coalition has posted a Glossary on their site
http://www.antispywarecoalition.org/documents/glossary.htm click on the screen capture here to access the glossary
permission to quote and link given by Ross Schulman of the CDT, June 16th, 2006.
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Permission use articles from ComputerWorld given by Greg Enright, Editor, ComputerWorld Canada, June 14th, 2006.
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