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Spyware is a form of | Spyware is a form of malware designed to gather information from the infected device. Spyware comes in many different shapes and forms and may be installed intentionally or unintentionally. | ||
In some circles, some may qualify non-malware software as spyware, such as [[Microsoft]], [[Meta]], and [[Google]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Data Big Tech Companies Have On You |url=https://www.security.org/resources/data-tech-companies-have/ |access-date=21 August 2025}}</ref> owned software due to the large quantity of data these corporations collect from its users, though others disagree with that qualification, due to the user having technically consented to this espionage. | In some circles, some may qualify non-malware software as spyware, such as [[Microsoft]], [[Meta]], and [[Google]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Data Big Tech Companies Have On You |url=https://www.security.org/resources/data-tech-companies-have/ |access-date=21 August 2025}}</ref> owned software due to the large quantity of data these corporations collect from its users, though others disagree with that qualification, due to the user having technically consented to this espionage. | ||