Originally posted here by zencoder
Depending on the locale, using 'spyware' *is* legal to do against your employees...providing they have been properly notified (again, varies by country/state/city law).

I'd say his lawyers probably have a better idea of how to defend this than anyone here (do we have any JP's here at AO? I don't recall anyone ever admitting it...) Free Speech is a tricky subject; for example, is Free Speech ok when it is used to incite violence? I'm not saying yes or no...just giving up some food for thought.

Actually, I have been trained in corporate/business law and computer security (Doesn't make me an expert...but does at least give me half a clue). And this guy isn't doing it to his own employees....he's giving people software to spy on their spouses on other people's computers (the boyfriends, the companies, the schools, etc).