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Florida Court Says Spouse's Spyware Use Was Illegal

A Florida appeals court has ruled that a wife "illegally obtained" records and violated the state's wiretapping law when she secretly installed spyware on her husband's computer. The court banned the wife from revealing the contents of her husband's online conversations with another woman.

Court: Wife broke law with spyware, ZDNet News, February 15, 2005