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Netscape 6 is Spyware?

Posted by michael on from the green-dinosaur-now-more-threatening dept.

spoon00 writes: "AOL is collecting information on what Netscape 6 users are searching for on sites like google.com. IP address, the date Netscape was installed and a unique ID number are other bits of information AOL is also collecting."

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  1. Big Surprise by Heem · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I hope this doesn't come as a surprise to anyone. Sell something to AOL and say goodbye to privacy. I just hope it does not effect any Mozilla releases.

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  2. And the #1 search term intercepted by AOL? by kajoob · · Score: 1, Redundant

    You guessed it...... CowboyNeal

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  3. Re:Glad I use mozilla... by Gaijin42 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    He means that google isnt your homepage, its your startpage. google is the homepage of the google corporation.

    Your homepage (if you have one) is a page about you!