That word is spyware.

Let me state it plainly: Google is a spyware company. Facebook is a spyware company. Any company whose products spy on you is a spyware company.

Aral Balkan https://aralbalkan.com/notes/spyware-2.0/

The first step in understanding and defeating something is to call it what it is.

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