Exploring Spyware Threats To Internet Privacy And User Security

It might be called "The Spy Who Came in from the Code," and the latest Internet privacy flap would surely give novelist John le Carre a run for his plotline. In recent months, a new breed of advertisement-laden software has drawn . . . It might be called "The Spy Who Came in from the Code," and the latest Internet privacy flap would surely give novelist John le Carre a run for his plotline. In recent months, a new breed of advertisement-laden software has drawn scrutiny from security analysts and consumer advocates. This "spyware," some say, contains sneaky features that can "call home" on Net-connected computers to deliver all sorts of information about users.

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