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No trespassing, spyware will be prosecuted
Oct 17, 2005 21:39
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A federal trial court in Chicago has ruled recently that the ancient legal doctrine of trespass to chattels (meaning trespass to personal property) applies to the interference caused to home computers by spyware.
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Hang 'em high, say I! Hang 'em high!
Need to know more about spyware?
Wired News has a link-rich primer.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch,
I now use the EULAlyzer™ to analyze software license agreements for abusive language
. Don't install software without it!
software
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evil
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