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Spyware can infect your phone or computer via the ads you see online – report

  • Written by Claire Seungeun Lee, Associate Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell
Spyware can infect your phone or computer via the ads you see online – reportA new type of spyware means those online ads could go from annoying to menacing.AP Photo/Julio Cortez

Each day, you leave digital traces of what you did, where you went, who you communicated with, what you bought, what you’re thinking of buying, and much more. This mass of data serves as a library of clues for personalized ads, which are sent...

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