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EFF: Security software distributed by cops is actually spyware in disguise
Various schools, libraries and ordinary American families might have been using a "security" software called ComputerCOP for years. After all, they probably got their copy from cops, attorney's offices or other branches of law enforcement, which tout it as a way to protect children online. Unfortunately, ComputerCOP isn't the digital protector children need -- according to tests conducted by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, it's actually a key-logging spyware that uploads unencrypted data to the software's servers. In other words, it uploads bank and email log-ins, social security numbers, among other sensitive data that can be easily intercepted and read by identity thieves, credit card hackers or even child predators.
