Spy-Ware Threat

Spy-Ware usually gathers information about your computer's configuration and your surfing habits, but if combined with the right technology, it may even pick up your address or telephone number. So far, there are few, if any, concrete examples of anyone suffering damage as a result of Spy-Ware. In fact, the technology isn't even illegal, but Spy-Ware remains controversial, and consumers have started to kick up a fuss over the idea of advertisers invading their space. That pressure can be enough to get a company to change its ways, as was the case with Real Networks.