Texas Business & Commerce Code
§ 324.052 — UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR MODIFICATIONS OF COMPUTER SETTINGS; COMPUTER DAMAGE
BC § 324.052Title 10. USE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS · Part B. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS · Ch. 324. CONSUMER PROTECTION AGAINST COMPUTER SPYWARE · Art. B. PROHIBITED CONDUCT OR ACTIVITIES
Statute text
View on sourceA person other than the owner or operator of the computer may not knowingly cause computer software to be copied to a computer in this state and use the software to:
(1)modify, through intentionally deceptive means, a setting that controls:
(A)the page that appears when an Internet browser or a similar software program is launched to access and navigate the Internet;
(B)the default provider or web proxy used to access or search the Internet; or
(C)a list of bookmarks used to access web pages;
(2)take control of the computer by:
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.