On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 02:21:32 -0600, in <alt.privacy.spyware>, CA was in NJ
<cainnj.cjb.net@cainnj.REVERSE_TO_REPLY__SPAMMERS_ SHOT_ON_SIGHT> wrote:
>
> Jay T. Blocksom wrote:
>
> >To answer your specific question, every version of Real Player since
> >v5.0 has had some form of what has later become known as "spyware"
> >embedded in it.
>
> Are any prev 5.0 versions available from reputable sources? That is,
> where nobody's added their own Trojans to it?

Dunno, as I've not gone looking for it lately. I have copies of the some of
the older releases of Real Player (including 5.0) in my archives; and they
were all acquired back when those versions were "current". But OTOH, I'm
very hesitant to supply or further distribute it (despite the fact that it
would be perfectly legal for me to do so) due to "political" reasons (i.e.,
I'd really rather not encourage the acceptance of *any* Real-format media
files).

I would also like to clear up one other detail... When I said "since 5.0",
that is exactly what I meant. TTBOMK, v5.0 does *not* have any undefeatable
"spyware" features. But after that, you're definitely playing Russian
Roulette.

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Jay T. Blocksom
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Appropriate Technology, Inc.
usenet01[at]appropriate-tech.net


"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
-- Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759.

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