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Story: US legislators seek to ban spyware

Posted by: Anonymous (Monday 8 March 2004, 12:18 PM)

"Spyware is needed because it affects the performance of your computer. Plus our personal information is stored into the computer which hackers could get into if you didn't have this sotware or in some unlucky people already have. 1000 dollars for a pc isnt that cheap anyway. "

Sorry, but I don't think you have grasped the concept of spyware. Spyware is software or other tracking methods installed on your PC without your knowledge usually by websites you visit or software you download and install. The whole idea behind it is to allow external parties to monitor your movement, or in some cases bombard you with adverts. Spyware definitely ISN'T needed, and can seriously compromise the security and/or performance of your PC. I think you're talking about Firewalls.