What is Spyware?
by Roger Barnette
Spyware generally refers to any technology that gathers personal information, such as your shopping and surfing habits, without your knowledge or consent. From the less harmful cookie to more nefarious data collection software or Web bugs, spyware can enter your computer as a software virus (along with new software) or from a Web page while you surf.
That spyware then sends your personal information--such as Web sites you've visited, your IP address, or your computer's host name--back to a parent company or server, where it can be shared with advertisers or used to serve up ads targeted at users like you.
(this article excerpted from CNET.COM)
All about spyware
http://www.cnet.com/software/0-8888-8-3217791-2.html? tag=st.sw.8888-8-3217791-1.txt.8888-8-3217791-2
What are Web Bugs?
http://news.com.com/2100-1017-243077.html? legacy=cnet&tag=st.int.3761-8-3217791-1.txt.1007-200-2247960
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