You're suffering from advertophobia or something? Or do you believe if you don't have spyware on your computer you're safe from companies knowing anything about you? This forum logged your IP and so did the guys at www.oncetheywere.realteens.com. Even ad-ware won't pass much more information to the ad-provider via http-requests.

i have to agree id rather pitch in $5 or whatever then see damn banner ads, would be nice if we had that option. theres too many free clients out there without banner ads. i see enough of them when i have to do research for my job, not to mention no one ever uses the adware that is installed or clicks on the ads. why even bother?