Re: All Advantage Spyware

[Blue Boar <BlueBoar () THIEVCO COM>]

Before we get more folks going down this line of thought...
go and read the link provided.  Yes, you can expect a certain
amount of spyware behaviour from an app designed to track your
surfing habits.  However, they're being accused of collecting things
like usernames, passwords, dialup numbers, etc... which (IMHO)
they have no business doing.

I'd like folks to concentrate on that aspect for this discussion.

                                        BB

Justin Lintz wrote:
> I dont know if you would call it spyware because basically the whole idea
> surrounding all advantage is to track what ads you click on the bar and how
> long you have your web browser open and are surfing.  In order for the
> program to track that information I couldn't see why it should not be able
> to do that,  I think most people who run all advantage should realize that
> their web behavior is probably being tracked but its in order for them to
> get the cash from All Advantage.
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> http://home.cyberarmy.com/acecww/advert.txt , please read it, it shows