Today when you purchase and install (download) software/apps and hardware for yo

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Today when you purchase and install (download) software/apps and hardware for your computer or device, the developer/manufacturer usually asks you to register online so that you can be notified of future upgrades, recalls, etc.... During this registration process, you are usually asked to provide information such as your name, address, email, and perhaps other personal information about your consumer preferences. What ethical issues would be raised if the developer/manufacturer designed the registration process, unaware to the user, to collect additional information during the registration process such as the other software/apps found on your system? What ethical issues would be raised, if during the registration process and unaware to the user, tracking software is installed on your computer/device so that it collects and sends back to the manufacturer continuous data on your consumer operations and website history every time you connect to the Internet? Do you think these practices happen today? Why or why not? Don't forget to cite your Internet resources that support your response!

Explanation / Answer

Yes this of tracking happens when we install some softwares.
Spyware is software that aims to gather information about a person or organization without their knowledge and that may send such information to another entity without the consumer's consent, or that asserts control over a computer without the consumer's knowledge.

To prove my stand here is the list of references:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware
2. www.track4win.com/
3. http://9auhqjh6ivuqvxt3.tk/detect-tracking-software-your-computer-install/

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