A framework for spyware assessment

Communications of the ACM

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 79-84

  Warkentin, Merrill ^a   Luo, Xin ^b   Templeton, Gary F ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE AGENTS; END USER LICENSE AGREEMENTS (EULA); LEGISLATIVE CONTROL; SPYWARE ASSESSMENT;

COSTS; DECISION MAKING; INTERNET; MANAGERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PUBLIC POLICY; USER INTERFACES; WEB BROWSERS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 23344441842     PISSN: 00010782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/1076211.1076244     Document Type: Review

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