{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-324.054","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 324.054","heading":"OTHER PROHIBITED CONDUCT.","body":"A person other than the owner or operator of the computer may not:\n(1) induce the owner or operator of a computer in this state to install a computer software component to the computer by intentionally misrepresenting the extent to which the installation is necessary:\n(A) for security or privacy reasons;\n(B) to open or view text; or\n(C) to play a particular type of musical or other content; or\n(2) copy and execute or cause the copying and execution of a computer software component to a computer in this state in a deceptive manner with the intent to cause the owner or operator of the computer to use the component in a manner that violates this chapter.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 10. USE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS","SUBTITLE B. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS","CHAPTER 324. CONSUMER PROTECTION AGAINST COMPUTER SPYWARE","SUBCHAPTER B. PROHIBITED CONDUCT OR ACTIVITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.324.htm#324.054","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"d470dfdf0e4789364483fd9b0a9d966c9b1316b600ae547b73fc0748204d665f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-324.053","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-324.055"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}