Anyone using anti-spyware net filters?

[Gary Dobbins <dobbins () ND EDU>]

Is anyone using, or reviewing (or have opinions, concerns about) products
similar to Intrusion, Inc's SpySnare(tm) as a border-based spyware reducer?

It claims to be able to filter spyware from web traffic, including
recognizing HTML code for known misdirecting popup messages, etc.

Some questions which immediately come to mind:  How transparent can it
really be to 'legitimate' traffic; effecting campus acceptance of border
web filtering (even if beneficial); how to provide convenient bypass
mechanisms for academics whose work may call for unfiltered web.

http://www.intrusion.com/products/download/SpySnare_Brochure.pdf

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  Gary Dobbins, CISSP -- Director, Information Security
  University of Notre Dame, Office of Information Technologies

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