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Court Allows Spyware Program to Go Back on Sale

A Florida company that sells a spyware program must change advertising pitches that emphasize the product's clandestine nature, but the company can continue to sell the application, a U.S. federal court has ruled.

CyberSpy Software had been unable to sell its RemoteSpy application since Nov. 6, when a court granted a request for an injunction after a complaint by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

The FTC alleges CyberSpy marketed RemoteSpy by giving detailed instructions on how to install the program on computers and surreptitiously collect data. A trial is scheduled for June 15 in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in Orlando.

The new injunction bars CyberSpy from suggesting the program can be secretly installed or that keyloggers can be passed on as innocuous programs.

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