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How did spyware get started?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Spyware is any computer application or utility that can record and distribute use information without informing (or misinforming) users. The first spyware tools were key loggers. Keyloggers simply record a string of keyboard strokes.

As the web becoming more popular and faster, add-ones (like browser tool bars or Weatherbug) began to pop up. Often times users installed these things on their own but were mislead about how the utility. Users were "informed" that the company would be collecting, tracking and selling personal information but it was hidden away in the terms of service. Information was collected and sold to pay for any free services the toolbar may of offered.

Other spyware programs were more malicious. Often times java applets embedded on sites would install spyware without the user knowing it.

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