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Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 324.054

OTHER PROHIBITED CONDUCT

Known as the Consumer Protection Against Computer Spyware Act

The act spans §§ 324.001–324.102 (13 sections).

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff

A person other than the owner or operator of the computer may not:

(1) induce the owner or operator of a computer in this state to install a computer software component to the computer by intentionally misrepresenting the extent to which the installation is necessary:

(A) for security or privacy reasons;

(B) to open or view text; or

(C) to play a particular type of musical or other content; or

(2) copy and execute or cause the copying and execution of a computer software component to a computer in this state in a deceptive manner with the intent to cause the owner or operator of the computer to use the component in a manner that violates this chapter.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.