Spyware

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Spyware

• Kevin Mebius

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What is Spyware?

• In gerneral
• Shareware
• Adware
• Whats the hpye
• On the other hand....

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Companies

• Aureate/Radiate Conduct Technologies
• Comet Cursor
• GoHip
• SpectorSoft

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Marketers

• Use adware
• DoubleClick
• Spyware is not illegal!
• Good Ethics

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Privacy

• Good privacy policies
• Good self-regulation
• Five principles of fair information practice must
  be applied
• Notice
• Choice
• Access
• Security
• Enforcement

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Steps to prevent spyware

• Know inadvance
• Tom-cat.com
• How to remove
• Ad-aware
• ZoneAlarm

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Final thoughts

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