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spyware
[ spahy-wair ]
noun
- Computers. software that is installed surreptitiously and gathers information about an internet user's browsing habits, intercepts the user's personal data, etc., transmitting this information to a third party:
a parent's use of spyware to monitor a child's online activities.
- tools that are used to conduct espionage:
sophisticated spyware that rivals that of the CIA.
spyware
/ ˈ貹ɪˌɛə /
noun
- computing software installed via the internet on a computer without the user's knowledge and used to send information about the user to another computer
Example Sentences
Beyond concerns about losing autonomy through the use of proprietary software, there’s another obvious issue: Surveillance software and spyware have been used to enable targeted killings throughout the war.
An Israeli spyware company has reportedly cut access to its clients in Italy following allegations that its product was used to target critics of the Italian government.
The doctor had installed spyware on his mother's computer years earlier to track her finances.
He had also installed spyware on his mother's computer so he could monitor the couple's activity and watch them through the in-built camera, Mr Makepeace said.
That attack came days after the mass detonation of the hand-held communication devices that Hezbollah relied on to evade Israeli spyware.
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