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Knowledge and consentKnowledge and consentPosted Dec 17, 2012 16:24 UTC (Mon) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313)In reply to: Knowledge and consent by man_ls Parent article: Ubuntu, non-advertisements, and spyware
> The definition that Stallman seems to be using is the stronger:
> Spyware: software that grabs and uses private information for the benefit of the maker and without the users' consent.
> I can relate to it. Perhaps it is beneficial to spread this definition so other dubious uses of private data are also stigmatized, but it is probably too broad.
That is exactly my point, his definition is to broad, and it dilutes the term. Especially when he defines "submitting a search and being surprised what search engine you are submitting it to" as being "without the users consent"
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Knowledge and consent Posted Dec 17, 2012 19:41 UTC (Mon) by hummassa (subscriber, #307) [Link]
> he defines "submitting a search and being surprised what search engine you are submitting it to" as being "without the users consent"
Meh, actually he defines "submitting what seems to be a local search and being surprised when it is actually submitted to a remote, commercial, search engine when you have not previously signed up to that service" as being "without the users consent". And do you know what? It has some logic to it.
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