Evil Spyware Company in my Backyard??
The Federal Trade commission is trying to shutdown nearby New Hampshire company Odysseus Marketing because they are evil - more specifically because their free Kazanon software is allegedly spyware, which redirects web searches to their search engine, tracks user's movements, and pops up annoying ads, according to Computer World.
Their software is supposedly for allowing users to share music anonymously over peer to peer networks while avoiding scrutiny and possible prosecution from the music and recording industry. Allegedly it doesn't work either!
Should these allegations prove to be true, I'd suggest estimating the sum all the time wasted by people whose computer's have been infected, adding a significant penalty, and then sentencing those responsible to that amount of jail time! A good Singaporean style caning might be satisfying too!
That said, they are innocent until proven guilty, and many innocent people are accused of crimes unfortunately. We'll be following this one.
Their software is supposedly for allowing users to share music anonymously over peer to peer networks while avoiding scrutiny and possible prosecution from the music and recording industry. Allegedly it doesn't work either!
Should these allegations prove to be true, I'd suggest estimating the sum all the time wasted by people whose computer's have been infected, adding a significant penalty, and then sentencing those responsible to that amount of jail time! A good Singaporean style caning might be satisfying too!
That said, they are innocent until proven guilty, and many innocent people are accused of crimes unfortunately. We'll be following this one.
posted by Ted Demopoulos at 12:42 PM
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