Patrick Howell O'Neill on Nostr: My very minor and inconsequential pet peeve right now is that we use the word spyware ...

My very minor and inconsequential pet peeve right now is that we use the word spyware for both government-level surveillance tools and spousal abuse tools. And don't get me wrong, it's all spying, I get it and don't blame anyone who uses it because I don't have a great alternative. But the Venn diagram isn't a perfect circle, there are important differences, and I wish our language could easily reflect that