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Avira Wins Case Upholding Its Right To Block Adware
Mark Wilson writes: Security firm Avira has won a court case that can not only be chalked up as a win for consumer rights, but could also set something of a precedent. Germany company Freemium.com took Avira to court for warning users about "potentially unwanted applications" that could be bundled along with a number of popular games and applications. Freemium.com downloads included a number of unwanted extras in the form of browser toolbars, free trial applications, adware, and other crapware. Avira's antivirus software warned users installing such applications; Freemium took objection to this and filed a cease and desist letter, claiming anti-competitive practices. But the court ruled in Avira's favor, saying it could continue to flag up and block questionable software.
i tell you we are fucked for this to even need a court case of course we can flag and block things we don't what on your pc.
Relax... You can sue over many things; that doesn't imply you have a snow flakes chance in hell of winning...
They were probably just hoping avira would settle, and add an exception for freemium.
No, we need a court to determine whether a company can block something for you.
Which seems odd considering that Net Nanny and the likes have been offering essentially the exact same service for years now and nobody bothered to complain.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.