What Is Spyware

question 42

Multiple Choice

What is spyware?

• A) A special class of adware that collects data about the user and transmits it over the Internet without the user's knowledge or permission
• B) Experts in technology who use their knowledge to break into computers and computer networks, either for profit or just motivated by the challenge
• C) A computer attack where an attacker accesses a wireless computer network, intercepts data, uses network services, and/or sends attack instructions without entering the office or organization that owns the network
• D) Software that while purporting to serve some useful function and often fulfilling that function also allows Internet advertisers to display advertisements without the consent of the computer user

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Definitions:

Privacy Concerns

Issues and worries consumers have regarding the safekeeping and use of their personal information by companies, particularly in digital transactions and communications.

Internet

A global network that provides a variety of information and communication facilities, including interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols.

Pew Internet

An initiative of the Pew Research Center that conducts studies and provides information on the impact of the internet on families, communities, work and home, daily life, education, health care, and civic and political life.

Cookies

Small pieces of data stored by a web browser that track user activities and preferences on websites.