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  • n  computer software that obtains information from a user's computer without the user's knowledge or consent

  • Have you checked your computer for spyware lately? National security could be at stake.
  • Spyware is any kind of program installed in your computer without your consent to gather information about you or your organization.
  • Spyware infections hit record levels in 2005 .
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  • Eliot Spitzer in PC World
    Spyware and adware are more than an annoyance,Spitzer said in the statement. "These fraudulent programs foul machines, undermine productivity, and in many cases frustrate consumers' efforts to remove them from their computers. These issues...
  • Zoe Lofgren in Reuters Canada
    It targets the worst forms of spyware without unduly burdening technological innovation,said Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren of California, chief sponsor of the bill which passed on a voice vote.

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