Just thought I'd share this. I never knew this existed, I hope all the other software people are using is fine.




Online Greeting Card Hides Snooping Software

POSTED: 9:09 am CDT August 29, 2005

SAN DIEGO -- Tracking online lovers is landing some people in trouble with the law.

The government is charging the creator of a computer program that's designed to help jealous lovers snoop on their sweethearts' online activities with violating federal computer privacy laws.

Several people who bought the program are also facing federal indictments.

The Loverspy program is disguised as an electronic greeting card that shows images of puppies and flowers.

When the person who receives it opens the card, it starts recording the victims' e-mail messages and the Web sites they visit.

Authorities say that information is sent to computers operated by the creator of Loverspy. Then he sends it on to his customers.

The man faces 35 counts of manufacturing, sending and advertising the covert spy tool and unauthorized access to protected computers.

If he's convicted, he could get up to 175 years in prison. Four people who bought the program are facing charges of illegal computer hacking.

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One of the big differences is that we are putting spyware on our OWN computers. That is perfectly legal.

wish i would have heard about him BEFORE he got caught...

What if your spouse does all his secret stuff out of his office (he's a lawyer unfortunately) and you'd like to check on his computer where (it's obvious from the looks of his home email) all his personal email is being sent now. He checks it when he's home via GoToMyPC but I don't have a password and he has offered to share it. He may even have a second account set up where he watches everything I do on the home computer (he's not psychic but he has come up with so much stuff directly related to something I've done on the computer, often that night when he gets home....this has been going on for 3 years.) Anyway, I've checked his cell phone which is billed to the office (where he keeps all important papers like his ever changing will, mortgage info, other money accounts I suspect he's not telling me about because of his vague answers when I ask (he's a very good lawyer, very slick with words and lying was a family trait but that same family didn't teach him anything about real relationships.) Anyway, any hints besides what I can Google for?
Yes, we attended a MB seminar and are still stuck on sharing our personal histories....he can't even do that honestly.

What if your spouse does all his secret stuff out of his office (he's a lawyer unfortunately) and you'd like to check on his computer
Then you better get his permission as well as his companies permission to look at his computer.
If you set up "spyware" to see what's on it without his or his companies permission, you will be like the guy in the first post above.