On Thu, 8 Nov 2007 07:50:47 -0500, Leythos wrote:
> If you don't mind, why do you use Adobe software and then object when
> they want their software to phone home for any reason?
As a matter of habit and good computer hygiene, I block all "phone-home"
requests. I bought the software - not a monitoring service.
In article <KjFYi.19479$Pv2.2102@newssvr23.news.prodigy.net >,
evesunflor@sbcglobal.net says...
> On Thu, 8 Nov 2007 07:50:47 -0500, Leythos wrote:
> > If you don't mind, why do you use Adobe software and then object when
> > they want their software to phone home for any reason?
>
> As a matter of habit and good computer hygiene, I block all "phone-home"
> requests. I bought the software - not a monitoring service.
I was just curious nothing intended by the question - thanks.
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Erica Eshoo wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Nov 2007 07:50:47 -0500, Leythos wrote:
>> If you don't mind, why do you use Adobe software and then object when
>> they want their software to phone home for any reason?
>
> As a matter of habit and good computer hygiene, I block all "phone-home"
> requests. I bought the software - not a monitoring service.
Since you had the chance to read the documentation (which mentions the
monitoring) before installing the software, you could have just returned it.
If you informed yourself earlier, you wouldn't even have bought this software.
On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:12:24 +0100, Sebastian G. wrote:
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> From: "Sebastian G." <seppi@seppig.de>
> Newsgroups: comp.text.pdf,comp.security.firewalls,alt.privacy. spyware
> Subject: Re: Why does Adobe Acrobat 7 Standard secretly phone home?
> Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:12:24 +0100
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> Erica Eshoo wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 8 Nov 2007 07:50:47 -0500, Leythos wrote:
>>> If you don't mind, why do you use Adobe software and then object when
>>> they want their software to phone home for any reason?
>>
>> As a matter of habit and good computer hygiene, I block all "phone-home"
>> requests. I bought the software - not a monitoring service.
>
>
> Since you had the chance to read the documentation (which mentions the
> monitoring) before installing the software, you could have just returned it.
> If you informed yourself earlier, you wouldn't even have bought this software.
My dear Sebastian,
You are either joking, or unrealistic, or you really are a fastidious
personality who painstakingly reads everyt word of the documentation BEFORE
buying the software. I'm not.
As such, I consider myself "normal" that I don't read the documentation
until I get into trouble and then only to solve the problem. Certainly
never before I purchase the software. Even so, I don't recall ever seeing
in the "documentation" that the software must phone home and that there is
nothing we can do about it.
Even if the "documentation" did say that, Adobe would never answer the
question posed here which would block their monitoring of my useage of
their software for their marketing purposes. So, this question would
*still* need to be asked.
Or am I unrealistic?
Since you obviously do read the documentation, unlike almost every single
person I've ever met, before you buy the software - can you point me to the
location that discusses this "feature" in the documentation?
Erica Eshoo wrote:
> You are either joking, or unrealistic, or you really are a fastidious
> personality who painstakingly reads everyt word of the documentation BEFORE
> buying the software. I'm not.
Well, you're free to not do so. But then accept that the consequences are
*your* problem, not the problem of the software vendor.
> Even so, I don't recall ever seeing in the "documentation" that the
> software must phone home and that there is nothing we can do about it.
The communication behaviour of the Adobe License Manager service is
documented in there.
> Even if the "documentation" did say that, Adobe would never answer the
> question posed here which would block their monitoring of my useage of
> their software for their marketing purposes. So, this question would
> *still* need to be asked.
The real reason is much less conspirative: If you'd actually block it, the
software would simply cease to function.
> Since you obviously do read the documentation, unlike almost every single
> person I've ever met, before you buy the software - can you point me to the
> location that discusses this "feature" in the documentation?
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On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:12:24 +0100, Sebastian G. wrote:
> Since you had the chance to read the documentation (which mentions the
> monitoring) before installing the software, you could have just returned it.
> If you informed yourself earlier, you wouldn't even have bought this software.
My dear Sebastian,
You are either joking, or unrealistic, or you really are a fastidious
personality who painstakingly reads every word of the documentation BEFORE
buying the software. I'm not.
As such, I consider myself close to "normal" that I don't read the
documentation until/unless I get into trouble and then only to solve the
problem. Certainly never before I purchase the software. Even so, I don't
recall ever seeing in the "documentation" that the software must phone home
and that there is nothing we can do about it.
Even if the "documentation" did say that, Adobe would never answer the
question posed here which would block their monitoring of my useage of
their software for their marketing purposes. So, this question would
*still* need to be asked. Why does Adobe phone home every day anyway?
What business benefit do they get out of this monitoring activity?
Is that in the documentation?
Can you point me to then location that discusses this "feature" in the
documentation and why Adobe monitors our activity?
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