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Originally Posted by sndwav  Correct me if I'm wrong... If I registered a program, and it sends out the registration information - I don't think it qualifies as spyware. |
There is no correction to be made, I don't disagree. As I said...
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it doesn't count as "actual" spyware
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However, semantics aside,
some people would consider
any covertly transfered information as spying. Hence the need for applications such as Little Snitch.
The salient point here is the covert nature of the communication. Silent observation of any kind can be legitimately seen as spying (but not necessarily be described as spyware).