RE: A virus in the EULA (End User License Agreement) was Re:"Prior Inventions" on employment contract

Booth-

I agree-- I have mixed sentiments about spyware myself.  After all,
the AS/400 has 'spyware--' the system calls home with service
requirements, as well as performance statistics &c.  I have no issues
with this system--  IBM does not abuse the information, and does not
release it to 3rd parties for 'marketing' purposes (AFAIK).  Granted,
they do use it for their -own- marketing purposes, but IBM has
traditionally been very tight lipped about their customer base.

<rant>
Now, if it's on a PC, I get a queasy feeling.  Information about
programs I use, web sites I visit, how long I'm there, where I shop,
what I buy, all being forwarded to a massive marketing system whose
sole purpose is to target me with 'customized' advertising, to 'make
my browsing experience more meaningful.'  Yuck.  You do not need 250
cookies per page to track what page I'm on!
</rant>

--Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@ix.netcom.nospam.com

 Carl, do a Google search for "spyware" and read up on it.  There is mixed
sentiments about it.  Spyware isn't always evil.  As we learn more and more
about the new paradigm of Internet Services we are learning that we need to
rethink a lot of our attitudes.


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