Legalities of spyware

[schueymcfee]

Anyone know the legalities of software that tracks what is being typed on a computer that you own but is being used by somebody else like your children for example?

[simpo two]

I would it's not who uses the PC but where the data is going that counts.

[unlicensed]

schueymcfee said:

Anyone know the legalities of software that tracks what is being typed on a computer that you own but is being used by somebody else like your children for example?

thats really mean man. As a kid myself i would absolutely kill my parents if i found out they were spying on me while i was on the computer. but if u own the computer i guess u legally could. Or a warrant maybe.

[schueymcfee]

unlicensed said:

schueymcfee said: Anyone know the legalities of software that tracks what is being typed on a computer that you own but is being used by somebody else like your children for example? thats really mean man. As a kid myself i would absolutely kill my parents if i found out they were spying on me while i was on the computer. but if u own the computer i guess u legally could. Or a warrant maybe.

It is mean, but we live in a mean world. I personally would like to know if my 10 year old daughter was arranging to meet somebody who she thought was another 10 year old girl only to find out that when she got there that the 10 year old girl was in fact 54 year old Brian from Acrington with a different agenda to my 10 year old daughter.

I don't have any kids BTW - I was just wondering.

[simpo two]

If you mean that you want to see what URLs have been visited, Windows keeps these automatically and you can se them in the History folder (unless they've been deleted). That's an internal matter.
It's nothing to do with 'spyware', which refers to software that gets into your PC unnoticed and send data to a remote site.

[schueymcfee]

simpo two said:

If you mean that you want to see what URLs have been visited, Windows keeps these automatically and you can se them in the History folder (unless they've been deleted). That's an internal matter. It's nothing to do with 'spyware', which refers to software that gets into your PC unnoticed and send data to a remote site.

Yes, I think everybody knows about the History folder

I'm working on something a little more advanced than that.

[Plotloss]

There are literally hundreds of keystroke records and useage trackers available for download.

www.downloads.com

[simpo two]

schueymcfee said:

Yes, I think everybody knows about the History folder I'm working on something a little more advanced than that.

Well this is only the B2B forum! I thought someone wanted to see what their kids had been up to, and kids might not know about the history folder...
I'll get me coat...

[Muncher]

MSN Messenger 6.0 logs all conversations...

[schueymcfee]

Plotloss said:

There are literally hundreds of keystroke records and useage trackers available for download. www.downloads.com

I know, I've done my research

I was asking if people knew not about the software available but the legalities of using it on a machine that you own. Do your children have privacy rights.

I can't seem to find much info about it.

[JamieBeeston]

Well, lots of offices routinely do it, in fact some industries are required to log all traffic.

Its yours, so do as you wish, whats the kid going to do, Sue you ?

make it a term of using the PC, that their activities may be recorded for training and security purposes.

[unlicensed]

JamieBeeston said:

Its yours, so do as you wish, whats the kid going to do, Sue you ?

I would

>> Edited by unlicensed on Saturday 10th January 01:07

[JamieBeeston]

unlicensed said:

JamieBeeston said: Its yours, so do as you wish, whats the kid going to do, Sue you ? I would

Do hope your joking.

[agent006]

He's american remember. Sue for having your name spelt wrong.

[unlicensed]

agent006 said:

He's american remember. Sue for having your name spelt wrong.

none of this american slander buddy, it aint nice. I wouldnt sue for having my name spelt wrong but i might just sue for the spyware.

[Mikej]

Cetainly within the corporate world you wouldn't have a chance - most companies have it written into their contracts / working practices - as someone said it's their computer.

Can you sue your parents in the States ?? - probably.

Mike.

[unlicensed]

Well if you had a justified reason i would believe so. Or maybe its another just case were u cant do anything unless ur a legal adult.

[agent006]

Mikej said:

Can you sue your parents in the States ?? - probably.

I believe a child has legally divorced his parents in the US.

It's libel not slander, as i wrote it and didn't say it.

[JamieBeeston]

unlicensed said:

none of this american slander buddy, it aint nice. I wouldnt sue for having my name spelt wrong but i might just sue for the spyware.

You would SUE you parents, for trying to PROTECT you ?

Your parents, those people who give you a home, and food, and clothes, who protect you, cherish and nurture you. Those people who gave up a large chunk of their life and their dreams to ensure you had a good chance...

and you would sue them ?

[unlicensed]

well in my parents case it wouldnt be to protect me necessarily, but more to find ways to keep me from having no freedoms because they would probably find some way to get me in trouble. Perhaps i shouldnty have said any of this then?