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spyware

[spahy-wair]

noun

  1. Computers.software that is installed surreptitiously and gathers information about an internet user's browsing habits, intercepts the user's personal data, etc., transmitting this information to a third party.

    a parent's use of spyware to monitor a child's online activities.

  2. tools that are used to conduct espionage.

    sophisticated spyware that rivals that of the CIA.



spyware

/ ˈ貹ɪˌɛə /

noun

  1. computing software installed via the internet on a computer without the user's knowledge and used to send information about the user to another computer

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of spyware1

First recorded in 1980–85; spy + -ware
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This has all led to concerns, in some quarters, that cars could be hacked and used to harbour spyware, monitor individuals or even be immobilised at the touch of a keyboard.

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Adams also contacted Ms Ridley on her personal email, wrote about her having "spyware" at his home and said they were going to get married in Australia.

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It is the first time a developer of spyware has been held responsible for exploiting the weaknesses in smartphone platforms.

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TikTok, one particularly problematic Chinese export, is mental fentanyl designed to addict the Western masses and dupe them into poisonous ideologies — and Communist Party spyware, to boot.

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Beyond concerns about losing autonomy through the use of proprietary software, there’s another obvious issue: Surveillance software and spyware have been used to enable targeted killings throughout the war.

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