Abstract
State legislation attempting to define and proscribe spyware has been criticized for either being under-inclusive or over-inclusive. This article provides an overview of the technology that is commonly considered spyware and examines the potential effects of attempting to legislatively define and curtail spyware as a specific technology. It concludes that a more appropriate method to regulate spyware would focus on prohibiting conduct associated with placing monitoring software on a computer and enforcing existing law regarding such conduct.
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Recommended Citation
Andrew T. Braff,
Defining Spyware: Necessary or Dangerous,
2 Shidler J. L. Com. & Tech.
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(2005).
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/wjlta/vol2/iss1/1