Spyware

Software that collects private information/monitors user behaviour secretly

The term 'spyware' essentially covers any software that gathers information and passes it to a third party without adequate permission from the owner of the data.

It may also be used in a wider sense, to include software that makes changes to a system or any of its component software, or which makes use of system resources without the full understanding and consent of the system owner.

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