On Sept 27th, 360 launched its Privacy Protector to go face to face against QQ by reminding users that “some” chatting software was spying on client system’s private files and data without consent.

360发布了自己的隐私保护器直面QQ。 隐私保护期提醒用户“某些”欺诈软件在未经用户许可的情况下偷偷扫描用户的系统文件和数据。

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An independent investigation by supporters of the hacktivist collective Anonymous claimed in March that a Virginia-based firm called Booze Allen Hamilton was supplying spying software to the government of Azerbaijan.

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In 2010 parents of a Pennsylvania high schooler sued Lower Merion School District for "spying" on their son using Absolute surveillance software.

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If anything, the spying operation shows only how bitter the rivalry has become between the top two software firms.

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