Atlanta Computer User News
The vendor of RemoteSpy must make changes to prevent its spyware from being installed without consent
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with Florida spyware vendor CyberSpy Software, two years after suing the company for selling "100 percent undetectable" keylogging software.
Under the terms of the settlement, announced Wednesday, CyberSpy can keep selling its RemoteSpy spyware but must take new steps to prevent it from being misused or advertised as a tool for spying on someone else's computer.
To prevent its program from being used illegally, CyberSpy must make changes to it to prevent surreptitious installation, and "encrypt data transmitted over the Internet, police their affiliates to ensure they comply with the order, and remove legacy versions of the software from computers," said the FTC. Read More
