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Gator Spyware
My father had Gator on his PC, I removed it.

He didn't concent to anything, it was installed when he got the PC by one of the packages that came with it.

If Gator isn't spyware, then the popup window should clearly state that its an ad from Gator software, with a link on how to switch it off if they didn't agree to accept Gator spyware.

The assumption Gator is making is that the user of the PC being spied on is the same person who accepted the gator spyware in the first place.

Also they are assuming that the person who accepted the license is legally fit to accept the terms (e.g. a child might have accept them).
Posted by: Nigel Johnstone   Posted on: 10/22/03 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Gator Spyware  Nigel Johnstone | 10/22/03
re: See you later, anti-Gators?  Lil_Jig | 10/22/03
Exactly -- to Gator, "NO" means "Yes"  r7di697 | 10/23/03
Call a spade a spade  voska | 10/22/03
reply to above msg  lmaxwell | 10/22/03
ethics  Bill4 | 10/22/03
Emperor's New Clothes  bmh129 | 10/23/03
Spammers, Scammers, and Gator  r7di697 | 10/23/03
Try small claims court  outoftheboxpcs@... | 10/26/03
Gator is trash  skeptic tank | 10/22/03
Gator's application  caktus | 10/22/03
gators sneek-up and bite!  caktus | 10/22/03
Do the right thing, because it is the right thing to do  lmaxwell | 10/22/03
Gator should be sued  Tron001 | 10/22/03
Gator is so spyware!  Uncoveror | 10/22/03
Designed to trick people into "accepting"  PW_z | 10/22/03
Just alter ttactic, say Gator offers too many pluses for average users  FilledOut | 10/22/03
Gator isn't spyware...  JoeMama_z | 10/22/03
GATOR is spyware  Suicida| | 10/26/03
GATOR IS SPYWARE.  d_jedi | 10/22/03
Definition of Spyware  bmh129 | 10/23/03
Gator blah!  DarbyOhara | 10/23/03
Because...  BitTwiddler | 10/23/03
because  Bill4 | 10/23/03
Ok, so we just create a new term. PitaWare  BitTwiddler | 10/23/03
Calling dog crap a rose doesn't change the stink....  Sceptical Observer | 10/23/03
Calling dog crap a rose doesn't change the stink....  first last | 10/23/03
Dirty little secret  Hamlet_z | 10/23/03
not all  ryusen | 10/23/03
do not call; do not spam; do not spy  whocares_z | 10/23/03
SpyWare, AdWare, MalWare  NT Admin | 10/23/03
Agreed  r7di697 | 10/23/03
Location: Toilet Occupant: Gatorware  r7di697 | 10/23/03
Call Gator a urinal disc and that'd be closer  FilledOut | 10/23/03
Gator is full of s**t  dobosconsulting | 10/25/03
block thier entire domain  Suicida| | 10/26/03
Gator--No Thanks, I'll Use RoboForm  tshillam | 06/30/04
Class Action Anyone?  Urbandream | 07/07/04
spyware  wolfinsheep | 07/07/04
The issue at hand  john_in_NC | 02/05/05

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