Posted Apr 1, 2004 12:11 UTC (Thu) by NAR (subscriber, #1313)
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That specific software was easily uninstallable - just a click on the "Uninstall" icon and it's gone. I still do think this law won't change anything - most of the applications are uninstallable anyway and their license already contained paragraphs about the ads.
Bye,NAR
Utah's anti-spyware law
Posted Apr 2, 2004 20:53 UTC (Fri) by farnz (guest, #17727)
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You've never had experience of some of the nastier bits of Windows
spyware; several products install something called "Cydoor", which is
next to impossible to remove without downloading something like Adaware.