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Gator CPO at the Department of Homeland Security

Posted by samzenpus on from the fox-in-the-hen-house dept.

pcidevel writes "D. Reed Freeman, the "Chief Privacy Officer" of Claria Networks (formerly Gator), the creators of the pervasive spyware package GAIN, has been appointed to the Department of Homeland Security's "Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee"."

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  1. EULA by xsee · · Score: 5, Funny

    Really. Spyware? You dont read ALL the license agreement?

  2. The Onion by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Jeez, with a headline like that I thought I was on the Onion for a second there...

  3. what a joke! by grimholtz · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ex-GAIN employees in the "Integrity Advisory Committee"??? That's like Richard Stallman working for the Patent Office!

  4. Re:In other news by deglr6328 · · Score: 5, Funny

    *POP* "Did you know your country might be infected with TERRORISTS? You can help to protect your country by downloading policestate V2.0 from GovSoft today! Click here now!"

    --
    - "Hear that?! The percolations are imminent! Cease your ingress!"
  5. Re:There's No Bottom by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    Are there any bushies out there who can defend this and tell me why I shouldn't be having a fit?

    Well, the reasons are very complicated. First of all it is a good strategy because -

    Hey look over there, gays undermining the biblical foundation of marriage!

  6. Re:uh.. by mrjb · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...And George W. Bush for president of the USA.

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    Visit http://ringbreak.dnd.utwente.nl/~mrjb/growingbettersoftware to download your free copy of the book
  7. Re:CNET News.com by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    please look up at the top of your browser window and tell me what you see?

    nothing