Author: Chessfun
Date: 07:58:11 03/27/00
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On March 25, 2000 at 23:00:24, Tina Long wrote: >On March 25, 2000 at 03:08:10, Tom Kerrigan wrote: > >>On March 24, 2000 at 22:35:07, Tina Long wrote: >> >>>On March 24, 2000 at 20:38:57, Tom Kerrigan wrote: >>> >>>>On March 24, 2000 at 20:18:03, Tina Long wrote: >>>> >>>>>A company creates a thing called Spyware; >>>> >>>>But somebody outside of the company calls it "spyware," and admittedly not for a >>>>very good reason. >>>> >>>>>It collects data about me from my computer & sends it back to them; >>>>>They say "trust us, we won't use the information" >>>> >>>>No, where did you see this? >>>> >>>>-Tom >>> >>>You can support it and justify it and endorse it as much as you like. You can >>>even call its dangers' a hoax. >> >>Come on. At no point did I support it, justify it, or endorse it. > >Ok, you said to worry about it is a Hoax. My impression is that you are being >too blarzay (phonetic sp!) about this invasion of our Personal Computers. I >don't want my computing information given to someone who sneaks in and steals >it. If they can sneak in like that, what else can they do to my computer? >> >>>But I'm glad I found out about it, and I'm glad I got a tool to eradicate it >>>from my computer. >>> >>>You know what I want in my computer? Stuff I intentionally put there myself. >> >>Maybe you should go through your \Windows directory and delete all the files >>that you didn't explicitly ask to be installed. Good luck getting your computer >>to work after that. > >I Asked the Windows CD Rom to put there what it deemed necessary. It might even >have given me a choice (typical, custom,....). I asked other programs to >install what they needed to run, & they put stuff in my directories & in my >register. I asked them to do it, I wasn't explicit about what or where, I >clicked on an Install button, read a disclaimer, & clicked next. > >> >>I think it can be argued that you installed this "spyware," albeit >>inadvertently. > >Agreed. I installed Freeware programs that added this "stuff" to my computer. >I could have installed a Freeware program that added a nasty virus to my >computer. I would not have liked that either. > >>Maybe you should format your hard drive and install DOS 3.1. That >>will probably end your Internet security concerns. And it'll get rid of all >>those awful cookies. > >Now you are resorting to being silly and mean. I'm trying to handle my Internet >security concerns with McAfee Guard Dog, and also the Utility (I foget OptOut?) >you pointed me to. Your right he was being silly and mean....but hey...he is a man. You might be interested in using the following if you have concerns about internet tracking: http://www.idcide.com/ Thanks. > >Your original post said to me "don't panic, read this". I read This, I >downloaded their utility, I used it to clean my computer of an uninvited >"stuff". And I thanked You. > >Thanks, >Tina Long >> >>-Tom
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