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Should spyware be banned from the U.S.?| I really think it should be banned. It's too annoying! | Yes, please ban spyware |
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TikalFan2K5 You think you're clever dan, don't you Sutter? Re-registering after a permaban gets you a nice, shiny BAN Level: 11 Posts: 3/34 EXP: 4843 For next: 1142 Since: 03-15-04 From: In the Sonic Advance 2 Beta Since last post: 596 days Last activity: 339 days |
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| I know about 40-50% of you probably have spyware on your PC. I don't like it because it's too annoying! Too many popups! And I have Adaware 6 on my PC. Some spyware doesn't get detected by it. So, I think Spyware should be banned from the United States. |
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Kitten Yiffer Purple wand Furry moderator Vivent l'exp����¯�¿�½������©rience de signalisation d'amusement, ou bien ! Level: 135 Posts: 156/11162 EXP: 28824106 For next: 510899 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 4 min. |
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They probably can't bad it. But what about an big fat warning about it?  Nowdays it's hidden deep in the license. But if they make an law which forces thoose companies to put an "this contains spyware" warning on their products... That would be nice.  Sweden have already taken one step, Swedish web sites must state what the cookies are used for. I still rembember that "Sweden rocks" thread Ziff created about this matter... |
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Tuvai Permanently banned for account hacking. Level: 24 Posts: 37/211 EXP: 74894 For next: 3231 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 566 days Last activity: 339 days |
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| I think that fact speaks for itself, which makes this a stupid thread. Doh, everyone wants spyware gone; I doubt ANYONE likes annoying, usually pop-up generating, unwanted software on his/her computer. And even if this thread gets filled with "I hate spyware, ban it from the US!"-posts, it'll achieve nothing, nothing at all. On a side note, why just the US? Think the US is the only thing being bothered by spyware or what? |
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Imajin Buster Beetle Level: 34  Posts: 24/452 EXP: 234863 For next: 18788 Since: 03-15-04 From: Kingdom of Zeal Since last post: 39 days Last activity: 53 days |
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| Why would you vote "No spyware!" I have to run spywatre deleters a lotl ately |
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TikalFan2K5 You think you're clever dan, don't you Sutter? Re-registering after a permaban gets you a nice, shiny BAN Level: 11 Posts: 4/34 EXP: 4843 For next: 1142 Since: 03-15-04 From: In the Sonic Advance 2 Beta Since last post: 596 days Last activity: 339 days |
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| Does AIM or MIRC have spyware? I have those, and I get popups. | |||
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Tuvai Permanently banned for account hacking. Level: 24 Posts: 39/211 EXP: 74894 For next: 3231 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 566 days Last activity: 339 days |
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| Aim does have that annoying thing in the top of the buddy list window that generates popups occasionally. | |||
Drag Flurry  I don't post anymore! o_O Level: 26  Posts: 14/254 EXP: 98946 For next: 3329 Since: 03-15-04 From: Deogon Vally, Dragon Country Since last post: 316 days Last activity: 44 days |
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| Spyware sucks. Gain sucks too. Go me! Seriously, who came up with spyware? "OH D0000D L33T I CAN SEE WUT U R DOIN ON UR C0MPuuuuuT3R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111" But if we're banning spyware, let's ban adware too. |
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Kitten Yiffer Purple wand Furry moderator Vivent l'exp����¯�¿�½������©rience de signalisation d'amusement, ou bien ! Level: 135 Posts: 167/11162 EXP: 28824106 For next: 510899 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 4 min. |
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Originally posted by Tuvai Aim does have that annoying thing in the top of the buddy list window that generates popups occasionally. One reason I like MSN better than AIM. MSN does have commercial but it isn't annoying pop-ups (and you can turn it off with an plugin ).Spyware would be called "market research" tool by the devolopers. ~_~ That day Microsoft adds something in Windows that isn't got for the intregiry, i'm going over to Linux. Hopefully that day won't happen... |
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neotransotaku Baby Mario 戻れたら、 誰も気が付く Level: 87 Posts: 111/4016 EXP: 6220548 For next: 172226 Since: 03-15-04 From: Outside of Time/Space Since last post: 11 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| well...even if Congress bans the software, it is going to be tied up in the courts...i think that Do Not Call List is still getting some legal action from telemarketers... i dunno, i see spyware something like that credit card companies do and that stuff is legal...so, i think spyware (the people who want to put it in software) will use that to their advantage... |
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TikalFan2K5 You think you're clever dan, don't you Sutter? Re-registering after a permaban gets you a nice, shiny BAN Level: 11 Posts: 18/34 EXP: 4843 For next: 1142 Since: 03-15-04 From: In the Sonic Advance 2 Beta Since last post: 596 days Last activity: 339 days |
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Originally posted by Kitten Yiffer Originally posted by Tuvai Aim does have that annoying thing in the top of the buddy list window that generates popups occasionally. One reason I like MSN better than AIM. MSN does have commercial but it isn't annoying pop-ups (and you can turn it off with an plugin ).Spyware would be called "market research" tool by the devolopers. ~_~ That day Microsoft adds something in Windows that isn't got for the intregiry, i'm going over to Linux. Hopefully that day won't happen...Instead of Linux, how about a Macintosh? |
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Kitten Yiffer Purple wand Furry moderator Vivent l'exp����¯�¿�½������©rience de signalisation d'amusement, ou bien ! Level: 135 Posts: 182/11162 EXP: 28824106 For next: 510899 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 4 min. |
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| Microsoft owns 30% of Apple. Nuf said... |
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Acmlm Torosu heh Level: 51  Posts: 71/1173 EXP: 981994 For next: 31944 Since: 03-15-04 From: Somewhere that isn't outside of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada Since last post: 39 days Last activity: 3 hours |
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AIM never had popups for me, and Trillian certainly fixes that ... mIRC doesn't have spyware either, it's just shareware  Spyware is just about as annoying as spam emails ... no one wants that crap, but not much can stop it for good |
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kitty Come on babe, pet the pussy ;) Level: 70 Posts: 59/2449 EXP: 2962406 For next: 53405 Since: 03-15-04 From: Scranton, PA, USA Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 3 hours |
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| If you understood the purpose of this forum, you'd see that it isn't to make threads like this. They stay in General Chat, not the HW/SW forum, it's supposed to be a more serious discussion forum. That having been said, I'm moving this thread to general, although the fact remains that if people read the licensing agreements (or at LEAST skimmed through them) they'd never get spyware/adware, or at least not the legal type. There are illegal types that go on w/o your permission but viruses are illegal too... and yet they still spread. |
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Utilityman Like Like Level: 44  Posts: 77/813 EXP: 566605 For next: 44680 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 353 days Last activity: 4 days |
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Originally posted by TikalFan2K5 Originally posted by Kitten Yiffer Originally posted by Tuvai Aim does have that annoying thing in the top of the buddy list window that generates popups occasionally. One reason I like MSN better than AIM. MSN does have commercial but it isn't annoying pop-ups (and you can turn it off with an plugin ).Spyware would be called "market research" tool by the devolopers. ~_~ That day Microsoft adds something in Windows that isn't got for the intregiry, i'm going over to Linux. Hopefully that day won't happen...Instead of Linux, how about a Macintosh? I'm under the impression Kitten Yiffer's looking for a functioning OS. (edited by Ultimanium on 03-15-04 09:54 PM) |
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KATW King Yoshi "If you stare at something long enough, it can be funny." Level: 86  Posts: 110/3959 EXP: 6087979 For next: 54128 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 7 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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Doesnt a simple pop-up blocker block spyware? Ive never really had it, so I wouldnt know... but Ive heard icky stories about spyware. Unfortunatley The US government probably wont do anything about it, even if notified.  |
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Reid Hardhat Beetle Level 50 Bitches. Level: 37  Posts: 16/558 EXP: 322182 For next: 16071 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 6 days Last activity: 2 hours |
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| I don't have much if any and there isn't anything we can do about it anyway...no pop-up blockers don't stop spyware....I use both ad-aware and spybot s&d on both of my computers regularly so there shouldn't be a problem... | |||
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Utilityman Like Like Level: 44 Posts: 78/813 EXP: 566605 For next: 44680 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 353 days Last activity: 4 days |
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| They're different things - popups, are, well, popups, spyware is actual auto-executing software sent to your computer, so a popup blocker doesn't really help much. Some spyware does induce popups, though. (edited by Ultimanium on 03-15-04 10:02 PM) |
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HyperLamer <||bass> and this was the soloution i thought of that was guarinteed to piss off the greatest amount of people Sesshomaru Tamaranian Level: 118 Posts: 28/8210 EXP: 18171887 For next: 211027 Since: 03-15-04 From: Canada, w00t! LOL FAD Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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I don't see why the hell spyware's legal. It's an invasion of privacy (especially when it reports your activities back to people; isn't that illegal to do without the user's knowledge?), it slows down your computer, and it clogs up tech support with people asking why they're getting popups when they're not online. It practically is a virus.Originally posted by Yiffy Kitten There are illegal types that go on w/o your permission but viruses are illegal too... and yet they still spread. Virii (as I like to call them) come on their own and are started by a single person with very little way to tell who. Spyware comes packaged with software and is made by a corporation, making it very easy to identify who did it. Penalties tend to be a lot harder for corporations, and it's also much easier for them to get caught, so I doubt many would make spyware if it were illegal. The whole idea with virii is that it's hard to figure out who did it. |
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Joachim Mole Level: 30  Posts: 82/358 EXP: 165561 For next: 308 Since: 03-15-04 From: Neo Kobe Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 3 hours |
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| DOWN with Spyware... Recently I ran a Spyware Killer program and I found 1,000's of that shit infected in my registry. ._. |
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Xeolord - B l u e s - Power Metal > All Level: 81  Posts: 147/3418 EXP: 4884196 For next: 108653 Since: 03-15-04 From: Yeah Since last post: 15 hours Last activity: 15 hours |
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| I think Spyware is ultimately stupid and not needed ... If you use common sense, and know what the hell your doing on your computer you should be fine in the first place. And my pop up blocker for my SBC Browser works wonders for me. |
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