Spyware's a big and growing problem.
Responsibility for controlling spyware is being adopted by anti-virus vendors. Eg:
- Trend Micro recently acquired Intermute (see https://www.trendmicro.com/en/about/news/pr/archive/2005/pr051005.htm)
- Symantec has just release its spyware control for home users (see https://www.symantec.com/press/2005/n050517a.html).
... David Ferris