Legitimate software which includes programs based on legitimate business models that incorporate features with flawed user privacy protections. Generally the problem relates to the unnecessary inclusion or inappropriate use of a unique program ID, which creates the potential for user tracking.
Of course, the lines between the three categories we present here can be fuzzy and it is sometimes difficult to tell which group any given application rightfully belongs in. Our concerns about the security and privacy is one basis for our preference for general baseline privacy legislation as a response to spyware. Also, until such legislation arrives, we whish to alarm general public to become more aware of this ever growing security and privacy threat.
