Eveline Lubbers on Tue, 2 Apr 2002 22:10:03 +0200 (CEST) |
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Re: [Nettime-nl] anti spionnen waar |
Het zou wel fijn zijn om bij dit soort berichtjes een bron te hebben, een URL ofzo eveline > Hot File of the Day April 2, 2002 > Ad-aware > Adware is known by many names--spyware, trackware, or even Big Brotherware. > While producers of adware claim its purpose is merely to collect information > about Internet habits in order to deliver ads tailored to a surfer's interests, > privacy advocates are concerned about the potential misuse of this data. > Ad-aware identifies and removes these surreptitiously installed applications. > The program scours your system--including Registry and temporary Internet > files--and looks for traces of recognized adware modules. When it's finished > searching, it displays a list of what it found and lets you select the items > you'd like to remove from your system. Note: the main drawback is that some > ad-supported programs will no longer function if you remove their ad modules, > but if privacy is your main concern, Ad-aware will help keep you anonymous on > the Web. . . . [more] > ______________________________________________________ * Verspreid via nettime-nl. Commercieel gebruik niet * toegestaan zonder toestemming. <nettime-nl> is een * open en ongemodereerde mailinglist over net-kritiek. * Meer info, archief & anderstalige edities: * http://www.nettime.org/. * Contact: Menno Grootveld (rabotnik@xs4all.nl).