Tex.
Bus. & Com. Code Section 324.002
Definitions
(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:(A)
a web page; or(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:(i)
account balances;(ii)
overdraft history; or(iii)
payment history.(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.
Source:
Section 324.002 — Definitions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.324.htm#324.002 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
