The Legal War Over Internet 'Spyware' Early last year, when some Internet users visited the Hertz Web site, they saw pop-up ads for Avis. Hertz tracked the ads to their source and sued both Avis and a ...

From your favorite show on Netflix to ordering a gift from Amazon and creating a presentation for the office to paying utility bills, the use of the internet amounts to several hours a day. The range ...

Spyware, malware, adware, phishing: real problems, or just marketing tools used by LTN-Security vendors that are trying to capitalize on your fear? They present real threats, asserted both the ...

In an effort to control “illicit indirect use of protected computers,” the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Internet Spyware Prevention Act with a 415-0 vote on Oct. 7, 2004. Sponsored by Rep.