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Spyware will always be with us
Nowadays it seems like there is no greater villian than the person who tells an inconvenient truth. The fact is, any law that realistically can be expected to stop spyware will also cripple the web. The best we can hope for is something like what Dan is proposing. That is to say, a user-friendly mechanism where you can find out what data you are giving up, and what limits you would have to put on your surfing to stop that from happening.

That wouldn't be an ideal situation, but it would sure be better than what we have now, where my new HP machine seems to be periodically crippled by outgoing data bursts that have no apparent purpose.
Posted by: Eric Blair   Posted on: 08/13/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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what a crock  LilBambi_z | 08/13/04
Say What!  dmwest | 08/13/04
What are they smoking???  mvanarsdale | 08/13/04
This is one of the dumbest things ever said on ZDnet!  tjleeland | 08/13/04
Spyware will always be with us  Eric Blair | 08/13/04
What inconvenient truth is that?  tjleeland | 08/13/04
That inconvenient truth would be this: ...  escoles@... | 08/15/04
Huh?  tjleeland | 08/16/04
Spyware will always be with us  MegaMD | 08/15/04
Mental Masturbation  Dragon_z | 08/13/04
What a great idea!  shadar | 08/13/04
Bad idea  CosmicFish | 08/15/04
Answer to "Bad Idea"  schnooky34 | 08/15/04
Answer to "Bad Idea"  CosmicFish | 08/17/04
Spyware as paid service  bobnetplus | 08/16/04
Fighting words  jlg17 | 08/16/04
Sieg Heil, mein F?hrer!  rcdorner@... | 08/21/04
RE: Spyware as a service  gabrielbear@... | 03/23/09

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