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Explain the effects of spyware and adware. How has spyware and adware impacted the public's confidence in the security of the Internet? How can an individual protect their computer against spyware and adware? Write a 200- to 300-word response.

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Explain the effects of spyware and adware. How has spyware and adware impacted the public's confidence in the security of the Internet? How can an individual protect their computer against spyware and adware?

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Spyware is a technology that assists in compiling information about an individual or organization during internet usage without the knowledge of that individual or organization. In other words, it secretly collects confidential information of the person using the internet like a spy and misuses such information in form of selling it to third party ...

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