| | | selected terms: 5 | page 1 of 1 | | 1. | Screen Scrapers | Tracking Software that surreptitiously records images of activity on the screen. Screen Scrapers typically either store the recorded images and video for later retrieval or they transmit them to the remote process or person employing the Screen Scraper. | | 2. | Snoopware | Sometimes used as a synonym for the narrower definition of Spyware--i.e. Tracking Software deployed without adequate notice, consent, or control for the user. | | 3. | Spyware | The term Spyware has been used in two ways. In its narrow sense, Spyware is a term for Tracking Software deployed without adequate notice, consent, or control for the user. In its broader sense, Spyware is used as a synonym for what the ASC calls "Spyware and Other Potentially Unwanted Technologies.… | | 4. | State Management Tools | Technologies used to store and make available information about the "state" of a system--i.e. information about current conditions and operations. Cookies are the most common form of State Management Tool. State Management Tools can be used as a Tracking Technology. | | 5. | System Monitor | Tracking Software used to monitor computer activity. System Monitors range in capabilities but may record some or all of the following: keystrokes, e-mails, chat room conversations, instant messages, Web sites visited, programs run, time spent on Web sites or using programs, or usernames and passwor… | | | | | |
