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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware 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.<ref name=":1" />

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware 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.<ref name=":1" />

There is considerable debate over the scope of the term malware; while some people and groups qualify certain non-malware software as spyware, such as [[Microsoft]], [[Meta]], and [[Google]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Petrino |first=Gene |title=The Data Big Tech Companies Have On You |url=https://www.security.org/resources/data-tech-companies-have/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260111171613/https://www.security.org/resources/data-tech-companies-have/ |archive-date=11 Jan 2026|access-date=21 August 2025 |website=security.org |type=Uses text to communicate information(with some additional imagery)}}</ref> owned software due to the large quantity of data these corporations collect from its users, others disagree with that qualification, due to the user having technically consented to the data collection.

Revision as of 00:39, 17 March 2026 edit 149.40.62.37 (talk) links! assuming the 'Malware' page will be created eventually since this 'Spyware' page exists. also 'Legally' should probably be lowercase. ← Older edit		Latest revision as of 16:38, 8 April 2026 edit undo 97.76.200.194 (talk) removed invalid link at the start of the article (Mentioned invalid link was "malware") Tag: Visual edit
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	[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware 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.<ref name=":1" />		[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware 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.<ref name=":1" />

	There is considerable debate over the scope of the term malware; while some people and groups qualify certain non-malware software as spyware, such as [[Microsoft]], [[Meta]], and [[Google]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Petrino \|first=Gene \|title=The Data Big Tech Companies Have On You \|url=https://www.security.org/resources/data-tech-companies-have/ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260111171613/https://www.security.org/resources/data-tech-companies-have/ \|archive-date=11 Jan 2026\|access-date=21 August 2025 \|website=security.org \|type=Uses text to communicate information(with some additional imagery)}}</ref> owned software due to the large quantity of data these corporations collect from its users, others disagree with that qualification, due to the user having technically consented to the data collection.		There is considerable debate over the scope of the term malware; while some people and groups qualify certain non-malware software as spyware, such as [[Microsoft]], [[Meta]], and [[Google]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Petrino \|first=Gene \|title=The Data Big Tech Companies Have On You \|url=https://www.security.org/resources/data-tech-companies-have/ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260111171613/https://www.security.org/resources/data-tech-companies-have/ \|archive-date=11 Jan 2026\|access-date=21 August 2025 \|website=security.org \|type=Uses text to communicate information(with some additional imagery)}}</ref> owned software due to the large quantity of data these corporations collect from its users, others disagree with that qualification, due to the user having technically consented to the data collection.