Section 324.002 - Definitions In this chapter:
(1) "Advertisement" means a communication that includes the promotion of a commercial product or service, including communication on an Internet website operated for a commercial purpose.(1-a) "Botnet" means a collection of two or more zombies.(2) "Computer software" means a sequence of instructions written in a programming language that is executed on a computer. The term does not include:(B) a data component of a web page that cannot be executed independently of that page.(3) "Damage," with respect to a computer, means significant impairment to the integrity or availability of data, computer software, a system, or information.(4) "Execute," with respect to computer software, means to perform a function or carry out instructions.(5) "Keystroke-logging function" means a function of a computer software program that: (A) records all keystrokes made by a person using a computer; and(B) transfers that information from the computer to another person.(6) "Owner or operator of a computer" means the owner or lessee of a computer or an individual using a computer with the authorization of the owner or lessee of the computer. The phrase "owner of a computer," with respect to a computer sold at retail, does not include a person who owned the computer before the date on which the computer was sold.(7) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other organization, or a combination of those organizations.(8) "Personally identifiable information," with respect to an individual who is the owner or operator of a computer, means:(A) a first name or first initial in combination with a last name;(B) a home or other physical address, including street name;(C) an electronic mail address;(D) a credit or debit card number;(E) a bank account number;(F) a password or access code associated with a credit or debit card or bank account;(G) a social security number, tax identification number, driver's license number, passport number, or other government-issued identification number; or(H) any of the following information if the information alone or in combination with other information personally identifies the individual:(ii) overdraft history; or(9) "Zombie" means a computer that, without the knowledge and consent of the computer's owner or operator, has been compromised to give access or control to a program or person other than the computer's owner or operator.Tex. Bus. and Comm. Code § 324.002
Amended By Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 718, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2009.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885, Sec. 2.01, eff. 4/1/2009.