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Spyware in Kazaa, Limewire, Grokster

Posted by michael on from the comp.risks dept.

BigMacMike writes: "The San Francisco Chronicle (via the sfgate.com website) has a story that Kazaa, LimeWire, and others have secretly hidden software in their applications that track users' browsing habits." Not the first time. The corporate response is that they literally didn't know what was in these secondary applications that they were providing to be downloaded and installed alongside their primary program. Believe it if you wish.

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  1. wow... now i feel kinda bad... by Mr.+Quick · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... for downloading all that pr0n...

    hope limewire doesn't sell this info to my girlfriend...

    "honey, this jenna jameson person has alot of stuff on your computer, do you work with her?"