
January 6th, 2002
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Quote: Originally posted by SRL This is the real danger of ad/spy ware. All the assurances a developer may give are worthless if they themselves don't even know what's being installed. | Or if they just don't care. Either way, they can't be trusted. Quote: | These companies are the lowest of the low. This would be illegal done by a person rather that a corporation - these guys are just crying for a class action suit. | True, but we have too many lawsuits in the world today. Often their outcome is irrelevant (just ask Microsoft). There is a better way to deal with the spyware/trojan issue: Boycott programs that bundle spyware! Go out to all the forums and spread the word!
Developers bundling spyware with their products are a lot like a virus writers "bundling" virii with dropper programs. |