On BNET: Ten ways to spot a dead-end job
BNET Business Network:
BNET
TechRepublic
ZDNet
TalkBack 9 of 31:
Next »
« Previous
But..
I think it needs to be explicit permission.. not "piggybacking" on the EULA of the program the user intended to install.

As well, the practice of intentionally obfuscating the presence of spyware (ie. intentionally making it difficult to remove.. ex. by purposefully not including it in the Windows add/remove programs list) should be made illegal.
Posted by: d_jedi   Posted on: 06/22/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

Alert moderator to an offensive message

Subscribe to this discussion via Email or RSS

Unconstitutional?  Tim Patterson | 06/22/04
Exactly  Jeff Spicoli | 06/22/04
It may be  rpmyers1 | 06/22/04
But But we have a users agreement  Squawkbox | 06/22/04
Not legal?  d_jedi | 06/22/04
Ignorance is now an excuse?  rapson | 06/23/04
But are user agreements binding?  mcunningham | 06/23/04
Did this law go too far ?  worknman | 06/22/04
But..  d_jedi | 06/22/04
You are missing the point...  DarbyOhara | 06/24/04
The Inherent  ParadigmOdyssey | 06/22/04
Don't stop that mugger from doing his legitimate business either.  Xunil_Sierutuf | 06/23/04
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY PATHETIC  BitTwiddler | 06/23/04
Not to belittle you..  Patrick Jones | 06/23/04
Agreed  tamuhockey | 06/23/04
Bart's PE  robstocktonjr | 06/23/04
You have NO IDEA  BitTwiddler | 06/23/04
You speak as though...  BitTwiddler | 06/23/04
ya... but  TrustMe_z | 06/25/04
(NT) No surprise there... Utah also produced Orin Hatch.  James T. Kirk | 06/23/04
Fix the problem at the source  drabicky | 06/23/04
Misguided  tamuhockey | 06/23/04
IE's defaults allow it to happen  NT Admin | 06/23/04
agreed, but is that really fair?  tamuhockey | 06/23/04
Maybe a new version would help  NT Admin | 06/23/04
Bring on Windows XP PDC!  tamuhockey | 06/23/04
Adware and Spyware are both evil!  robstocktonjr | 06/23/04
This judge obviously...  bjbrock | 06/23/04
We need...  BitTwiddler | 06/23/04
But where  tamuhockey | 06/24/04
Utah to advocate federal law  TrustMe_z | 06/25/04

What do you think?

SponsoredWhite Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads

advertisement
advertisement

Enterprise Applications

  • Check out some of the easiest and most powerful ways to boost productivity while saving money on your application infrastructure. See ZDNet's comprehensive Enterprise Application resource center, now!
  • New Online Dashboard
  • Read about top issues IT decision-makers face every day, plus get cost effective solutions to real life IT problems. Oracle Topline