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> Spyware is software with malicious behavior that aims to gather information about a person or organization and send it to another entity in a way that harms t
by capableweb 4y ago
> Spyware is software with malicious behavior that aims to gather information about a person or organization and send it to another entity in a way that harms the user—for example, by violating their privacy or endangering their device's security
Definitions vary, of course. But generally I think GA could be seen as spyware unless you tweak it by removing information.
- akerl_ 4y ago> malicious behavior What’s the malicious behavior here? They’re tracking how much usage each homebrew formula has.
- capableweb 4y agoThe malicious behavior is gathering information about a person or organization. Opt-out makes this not great for user privacy, while opt-in would.