(Source: US Department of Justice) Addressing Threats to Privacy Posed by Spyware Courtesy of Leslie R. Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division The widespread use of computers and cellular phones has created a market for malicious software that allows perpetrators to surreptitiously intercept their victims' communications. For a small fee, people can purchase this software and download it onto a victim's device. Operating secretly in the background, the spyware allows perpetrators to read a victim's email and text messages. They can track a victim's location and listen to their calls. They can even turn on the microphone in a victim's phone or...
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