[Shawn Collins]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>America Online will give its customers built-in software to detect and remove "spyware," hidden tools that can monitor Web surfers' online habits for marketing purposes, company executives said yesterday.
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<font size="2" color="#0000ff" face="verdana">Shawn Collins</font>
<font size="1" color="#000000" face="verdana">www.ShawnCollinsConsulting.com - scollins@affiliatemanager.net - 908-522-0056
outsourced affiliate program management</font>

[Haiko de Poel, Jr.]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>At least one online advertising company said that the AOL move would not interfere with its business. Avi Naider, the chief executive of WhenU, said that he did not know whether his company's software would be picked out by AOL.
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Above and beyond that ... we all know we have to worry about who aluria also puts on it's "blacklist", like ABW (yeah they did!) CJ, LS, or BF cookies ... this is just another "kick in the balls" to all of us.

<font size="2" face="Verdana">Haiko


The secret of success is constancy of purpose. ~ Disraeli</font></p>

[ecomcity]

Looks like the networks are going to have to lobby the anti- Spyware/Adware group that their datamining tools isn't spyware. Of course hosting the programs, monitizing and getting revenue from all the Adware companies makes this a uphill battle. Lay down with dogs and you get up with fleas.

Mike & Charlie ...

If they won't adopt and feed a bird ..flip them one! BBQ some Gator and remember to flush WhenU..

[chetf]

Are ditzy and *****y still in charge over there?

Haiko, I remember when that happened, what was the resolution to that? Did they ever admit it? apologize? Did they block people from actually coming to ABW? or just the cookie?

Thanks

Chet