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    Phone Home

    Last Updated May 24, 2021 1:51 pm
    Vangie Beal
    Written by Vangie Beal
    Phone home is the slang term used to describe a software installation function which will use an Internet connection, if one is found, to send information back to the developer, usually without the users knowledge.

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    Vangie Beal is a freelance business and technology writer covering Internet technologies and online business since the late '90s.

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