On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 11:44:51 -0400, Ron Lopshire wrote:

> Dead Paul wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 19:45:36 -0400, default wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 11:13:16 +0100, Dead Paul <dead_paul@no.reply>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>I was watching the terrorstorm video (via a google search) when I right
>>>>clicked on the video where I saw google asking permission to watch and
>>>>listen (to me I presume) via my web cam and microphone (which I don't
>>>>have btw). Not sure but I think they asked me for my permission to let
>>>>them do this at any time.
>>>>It just gets worse and worse.
>>>
>>>If you have Macromedia Flash (since sold to Adobe - the pdf folks) your
>>>camera and microphone, by default, belong to them. You can "opt out,"
>>>presuming you trust their web site to opt you out - since this is
>>>something you need to do via scripts enabled.
>>
>> Interesting about flash. Thanks.
>
> Keep in mind that when you patch/update your Windows OS/Office Suite on
> Patch Tuesday each month,

Sorry old son but I wouldn't touch windows with a ten foot barge pole Ok? :-)
I see you are posting with Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1
ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

> your Flashcrap settings will be reset to
> default. That means that if you spend 20 minutes on the Adobe/MacroMedia
> web site getting rid of all of the default adware/spyware Flashcrap
> settings, you will have to redo this each and every month.

I agree about flash crap as being crap but sometimes you have to have it
but you know, perhaps it's time to take a stand and email everytime when
someone only provides content in flash format and let them know what you
think about it and why you wont be viewing their content.

> For me, it was just easier to get rid of the damned thing (Flashcrap
> Player). If this scenario has changed recently, I wouldn't know. You
> have to have a Flashcrap Player in order to use the MacroMedia web site.
> Screw 'em.

Definitely. Adobe stinks.


>
> Ron

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