Anonymous Sender wrote:
> shplink wrote:
>
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>> 1. What is alt.privacy.spyware?
>> ---
>>
>> alt.privacy.spyware is an unmoderated newsgroup for the discussion of
>> internet privacy and spyware issues.
>
> False.
>
> Charter:
> This newsgroup is for discussing news and general information
> concerning the software known as spyware that traces (often without
> the users permission/knowledge) where people go on the internet and
> then sends back the information to a central database for analysis.
> Discussion can also include software that monitors
> (knowingly/unknowingly) a user's use of a computer.
>
>> 2. Who can post here?
>> ---
>>
>> alt.privacy.spyware is open to anyone who wishes to post, provided they
>> remain on-topic and observe established standards of netiquette. Please
>
> False.
>
> This is an unmoderated group, and as such anyone can post anything
> at any time regardless of what you think.
>
>
>> note that this is a *discussion* group. Unsolicited commercial posts,
>> also known as spam, are not welcome and will be reported to the
>> offender's ISP.
>
> Feel free. <snicker>
>
>> ---
>> 3. What is spyware?
>> ---
>>
>> Spyware refers to any software capable of collecting or reporting
>> information that might compromise your privacy.
>
> Spyware doesn't necessarily compromise your privacy. In fact most
> of it does not.
>
>> ---
>> 4. Can you give me some more details on the types of spyware that exist?
>> ---
>>
>> Spyware can be found in many forms, such as an application program,
>> installation utility, ActiveX control, Browser Helper Object, "cookies",
>
> So "cookies" are now spyware?
>
> I suppose you were unaware that cookies can't contain anything that
> a site doesn't already know, huh?
>
> <rest saved for another day>
>
good times, man.

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