January 28, 2005
One Man's Software Is Another Man's Spyware
Article: The Next PlagueArticle: Checking Your Computer for SpywareBy VINCENT KIERNAN
The crusade against spyware is muddied by the fact that, unlike the case of computer viruses, there is no precise definition of the term. One person might regard a given program as spyware, while another would not.
That is the conundrum posed by software called Marketscore, which many campus computing officials regard as spyware.
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