• talkingpumpkin
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    5 hours ago

    We ceased using “spyware” to describe software because the category would encompass practically all commercial software. I guess “malware” might be on its way to the same destiny?

    • Zarobi@aussie.zone
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      4 hours ago

      It just stands for “malicious software”. So yeah, pretty much 99% of commercial* software qualifies as both malware and spyware now