Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 324.054
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 324.054, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 324.054. OTHER PROHIBITED CONDUCT.
Official statutory text
A person other than the owner or operator of the computer may not:
(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:
(A) for security or privacy reasons;
(B) to open or view text; or
(C) to play a particular type of musical or other content; or
(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.
(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:
(A) for security or privacy reasons;
(B) to open or view text; or
(C) to play a particular type of musical or other content; or
(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.
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