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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Sandwich on July 17, 2002, 12:10:43 pm

Title: GameSpot Download Manager Security Warning
Post by: Sandwich on July 17, 2002, 12:10:43 pm

Just a headz-up for you all:
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,365073,00.asp

Title: GameSpot Download Manager Security Warning
Post by: IceFire on July 17, 2002, 01:48:35 pm

Ugggh...spyware.  I care about intellectual property rights...however....I also care about my and everyone elses privacy.  Protecting one right does not justify the abolishment or ignorance of another.

Title: GameSpot Download Manager Security Warning
Post by: Admiral LSD on July 17, 2002, 02:45:25 pm

Meh... Privacy, particularly online privacy, is a myth anyways so whats the big deal?

Title: GameSpot Download Manager Security Warning
Post by: CP5670 on July 17, 2002, 05:51:49 pm

Ugh, Gamespot used to be my favorite gaming site years ago, but it seems to really be going down the drain now... :doubt:

Title: GameSpot Download Manager Security Warning
Post by: YodaSean on July 17, 2002, 07:53:39 pm

I never use gamespot for downloading anyways, their so slow.

Title: GameSpot Download Manager Security Warning
Post by: CP5670 on July 17, 2002, 09:08:40 pm

And of course, you have to pay for it. :p

Title: GameSpot Download Manager Security Warning
Post by: JC Denton on July 17, 2002, 11:17:34 pm

Spyware?  Bah, I tweak a few settings on my personal firewall and I don't even need to worry about the things.

Plus I go digging in my registry every now and then to look for...unauthorized additions. :D

Title: GameSpot Download Manager Security Warning
Post by: Kellan on July 18, 2002, 06:03:35 am

LavaSoft Ad-Aware is an automatic program for doing that kind of thing. You can get it at www.lavasoft.de - and it's good. :)

However, since 'bots probably trawl these very forums for our ICQ numbers and so on, I doubt that there's any privacy. Besides, over here the government is allowed to store and access your internet records - or rather, is trying to do so.

Title: GameSpot Download Manager Security Warning
Post by: Sandwich on July 18, 2002, 09:50:08 am

Quote

Originally posted by Kellan
LavaSoft Ad-Aware is an automatic program for doing that kind of thing. You can get it at www.lavasoft.de - and it's good. :)

:nod:

Quote

Originally posted by Kellan
However, since 'bots probably trawl these very forums for our ICQ numbers and so on, I doubt that there's any privacy.

...Which is why I don't have mine displayed. Anywhere. :D

Title: GameSpot Download Manager Security Warning
Post by: Styxx on July 18, 2002, 09:56:31 am

Eh, I don't really care about that. If there's anything that I don't want people to know about I just use heavy PGP encryption or something similar. As for spamming, I block messages from people not on my list on ICQ, and I use Spamguard to block email spam, pretty effective tool.

Title: GameSpot Download Manager Security Warning
Post by: vadar_1 on July 19, 2002, 01:27:39 pm

http://www.penny-arcade.com/view2002-07-19rl.html

Title: GameSpot Download Manager Security Warning
Post by: Sandwich on July 19, 2002, 02:22:53 pm

Quote

Originally posted by vadar_1
http://www.penny-arcade.com/view2002-07-19rl.html

About as on-topic as it gets. :)