print email comment close FTC Consumer Alert: Spyware URL: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt142.shtm Description: "Installed on your computer without your consent, spyware software monitors or controls your computer use. It may be used to send you pop-up ads, redirect your computer to websites, monitor your Internet surfing, or record your keystrokes, which, in turn, could lead to identity theft." The site includes a list of clues that spyware is on a computer and tips to prevent spyware installation. From the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Publisher: Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Library of Congress Subject Headings: Internet Privacy, Right of Spyware LII Database Information: Record 13244 created by Maria Brandt on 02/02/2005 Last modification on 11/15/2008 Published: 02/02/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/13244