On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 20:19:05 -0500, siljaline <siljaline@null.com>
wrote:

>On 29 Oct 2003 00:28:37 -0800, yosponge@yahoo.com (sponge) wrote:
>
>>Yes, Net2phone installs this parasite;- it says so on the download
>>page, where it refers to IGN Keywords.
>>
>>http://web.net2phone.com/products/co...r/download.asp
>>
>>The tech was either clueless or lying. However, given that this is
>>posted on the webpage, I'm betting clueless -- he simply didn't know
>>that IGN Keywords IS IGetNet. The download page had a box which you
>>could check to avoid downloading it.
>>
>>Sponge
>
>Yo Sponge!=20
>But do you trust the opt-out or would you?=20

Well, I believe that they would remove IGetNet - but whether they run
proprietary spyware of their own is another story, spywre embedded
within Net2phone itself. They do need to authenticate users and to
keep track of who you are for billing purposes, so it's a short
stretch for them to use such mechanisms for other purposes. It doesn't
take much -- look what Verizon and Qwest are doing with their
customers.

Sponge
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