'Researchware' watches where you click
MSNBC has posted an interesting article on what is being dubbed "Researchware." You and I may already know about this type of questionable software, but the vast majority of Internet users probably don't. Bob Sullivan, MSNBC Technology Correspondent writes that "It's just a small download, promoted as a free antivirus program. But the software is really designed to sit silently on consumers' computers, watch everything they do online, and send the critical data back to the program’s creator. The program has swept the Internet in the last year, with millions of people downloading it. The newest spyware? Nope. Welcome to the Internet's newest marketing tool, 'researchware.'"
posted by Fergie @ 4/20/2005 12:42:00 PM
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