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Given Up to Spyware?

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the unset-passwords-and-publicly-writable-shares dept.

Khuffie writes "Wired has an interesting article about how some people have given up to spyware, knowing that the software they're installing virtually takes over their internet connection. What's even more ironic is that they claim it's a necessary evil for free software, when things like the Google Toolbar virtually replace Gator, and there are many spyware-free P2P programs available."

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  1. this is a great trend by poptones · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    People who are so stupid they can't get their minds around Free software deserve what they get. I don't even fix windows computers anymore; leave the sheep to the wolves and enjoy the show.

  2. Re:Funny, but pertinent by drsmithy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    And yet another problem is people who don't lump Steve Gibson in with the loons where he belongs.