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Re: FW: The AOL Spyware
From: andrew () SCOOP CO NZ (Andrew McNaughton)
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 14:26:15 +1200
On Mon, 10 Jul 2000, Oporto, Kenneth wrote:
Also.. I agree.. about not calling foul until we see the BEEF.. I think this kind of publicity, if false, does more damage to the accused corporations than we believe.
This damage is a predictable consequence of the unacceptable (and in my country, illegal) behaviour of collecting private information from users computers without their knowledge or consent. Yes, it would be better to publicise exactly what is being collected, but the responsibility for that information being public rests primarily with AOL. Andrew McNaughton
Current thread:
- FW: The AOL Spyware Oporto, Kenneth (Jul 10)
- Re: FW: The AOL Spyware Andrew McNaughton (Jul 10)
- Re: FW: The AOL Spyware Scott Alexander (Jul 11)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: FW: The AOL Spyware Scott Alexander (Jul 12)
- Re: FW: The AOL Spyware Andrew McNaughton (Jul 10)