Originally Posted by VamPyroX

This is often an ethical topic that she wanted our opinion on.

She probably wanted to know if we thought it was ethically appropriate to use a keylogger.

Some may say it's wrong, while others say it's right.

For me, it would depend on the purpose of it and as long it isn't used for wrong purposes.

For instance, I've helped people with things on their computer. Sometimes, things will require password... such as AOL, email, AIM, Windows, etc. While they may give me their passwords, I have no purpose of using those passwords for my own use. What will using another person's AOL account do for me? What will accessing another person's email do for me? Nothing.

So, if I was concerned about misuse on my computer... I would probably install a keylogger on it. If someone used it and it logged passwords that they used, I wouldn't care because I wouldn't use those passwords since they serve no purpose for me. That means, I'm using a keylogger for good.

Some people use it for malicious purposes... to steal passwords and snoop around invading other people's privacies. That's a very unethical use of keyloggers.