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The Anti-Spyware Coalition has announced their fourth Public Workshop, to be held January 31st, 2008 in Washington DC. The workshop will focus on the history and future of spyware. The workshop is titled Spyware: What's Worked, What's Left, and What's Coming and the agenda is now online.
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The ASC [Anti-Spyware Coalition] drafted a definition of “spyware” in August 2005. The ASC defines “spyware and other potentially unwanted technologies” as those that “impair users’ control over material changes that affect their user experience, privacy, or system security; use of their system resources, including what programs are installed on their computers; or collection, use, and distribution of their personal or otherwise sensitive information.”
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The Anti-Spyware Coalition's fourth public meeting, Spyware: What's Worked, What's Left, and What's Coming, was held in Washington D.C. on January 31st, 2008. The meeting featured panels exploring the changing nature of spyware. As consumers become better able to protect themselves online, spyware has become increasingly malicious.
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