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Originally posted by Anubis
I'm sorry but it is not...it is a dictionary term. Your mistake was saying that a few adverts are spyware, which they are not, because they are not spying on you, this is why it is called spyware, because it spies...It is not debateable as any computer literate user will tell you.
http://www.btsafersurfing.com/glossary/p_t.html
First, nothing is 'not debateable'.
What if the IP address of computers that load advertisements are logged and stats gathered to see what each IP addresses shows a preference for or clicks on? What if the advertisements are tailored to what the provider thinks the user will like, such tailoring being controlled by search terms, web surfing habits etc.
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Originally posted by Anubis
Maybe we should go back to the idea of only selected members can vote...
The entire idea is fundamentally flawed - that suggestion will not improve matters.
