Spyware

A program/technology that assists 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." As such, spyware is cause for public concern about privacy on the World Wide Web. Usually included or "bundled" with programs used for file sharing.

Previous Web Hosting Term: SPX - Sequenced Packet Exchange
Next Web Hosting Term: SQL - Standard Query Language