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Privacy & Security Tips - Page 2
June, 2004 - The Computer Security Institute/FBI Survey stated that seventy-eight percent of companies polled reported that they detected employee abuse of their Internet access privileges.
- Spyware can use any technology that aids in gathering information about a person or organization without their knowledge.
- On the Internet, Spyware is programming that is put in someone's computer to secretly gather information about the user and relay it to advertisers or other interested parties.
July, 2004 The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention published by the following survey regarding young Internet users: 24 million children use the Internet weekly 6 million kids received sexually explicit material 5 million children were sexually solicited More than 1.4 million were harassed (Based on extrapolated data results)
August, 2004
- Spyware can get in a computer as a software virus or as the result of installing a new program.
- Data collecting programs that are installed with the user's knowledge are not, properly speaking, Spyware, if the user fully understands what data is being collected and with whom it is being shared.
- Some Spyware applications have limited abilities, but some pose a serious privacy concern.
September, 2004
- Spyware is becoming more sophisticated in today's digital age. Some of these applications have the ability to be remotely installed without the need of physical access to your computer.
- Some types of Spyware have the ability to monitor your chat transcripts, email usage, and internet connection in a complete stealth environment.
- There are many other powerful features these Spyware applications offer. To name a few: Remote Access, Critical System Information, Remote Desktop Viewing, Webcam Capturing, Keystroke Logging, Application Usage etc.
October, 2004 - Adware is any software application in which advertising banners are displayed while the program is running.
- The authors of Adware include additional code that delivers the ads, which can be viewed through pop-up windows or through a bar that appears on a computer screen.
- The justification for Adware is that it helps recover programming development cost and helps to hold down the cost for the user.
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