Would you want your computer usage to be tracked down by a single software? I guess not. Computer spy softwares are used to secretly record everything a person does on a computer. The best spy softwares are faced the challenge of being made undetectable by anti-spyware applications. So it is basically spy software versus anti-spyware. The ability of such software to store up to thousands of screenshots and typed in text (tracked through a key logger) makes it effective in computer surveillance — plus it works in any computer including laptops.
Computer spy softwares are usually used for family, corporate or personal use. I’ll discuss, on a personal point of view, the advantages and disadvantages of using computer spy softwares.
Personally, I don’t like being spied upon by some hidden software. It creeps me out. Of course that applies to my laptop at home. Using computer spy softwares for personal surveillance purposes can be intrusive — add damaging. You don’t want to reach school with the news spread out (with screenshots of course) that you watch too much porn, or you stalk your teacher and whatnots. For personal use, I guess computer spy softwares are evil — can be used for stalking, for blackmail and breaking down another’s privacy on a general note. But that’s just one disadvantage.
Computer spy softwares, just like security cameras, are used by companies to track down employee activities. An example would be for a company that has employees using primarily a computer. A computer spy software could be used to track down the productivity of the employee. This being known, the worker would avoid visiting prohibited sites during work hours. For family use, computer spy softwares could aid parents/guardians in watching over what the kids are doing or browsing on the internet (cleaning out the NSFW stuff out of the way).
I guess that’s it. Score is 1-2, so “advantage” wins. Computer spy softwares aren’t the bad after all. It all depends on how we use it. So depending on who you are, a computer spy can either be for good or for bad. I guess it really is just bothersome when used to spy against you. But for work and family safety purposes, computer spy softwares are a thumbs-up! Keep spying! 
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