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Spyware: History and Description

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• spyware,
• term,
• zone labs,
• equipment

Overview The first known use of the expression "Spyware" occurred on October 17th, 1994 in a post that joked about Microsoft's business model. Spyware later came to allude to snoop equipment such as diminutive cameras. In early 2000, the man who started Zone Labs used the term in a press release for a new product. Since then, the computer-community has used the term in its current definition.

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