Re "the Internet, a development that promises social control"

[Paul Mackin]

On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 13:14, Vincent A. Maeder wrote:
> Nope, as these spybots burrow into the registry and cover themselves up
> as some sort of necessary program, file, by co-opting Windows extensions
> and so on.  I only half-understand this stuff, but these buggers make
> themselves appear legit AND necessary... sounds like some Administration
> programs... 
> 
> In any event, you need something like Ad-Aware to do a deep (and time
> consuming) audit of your system regularly.


I don't actually have any spyware that I know of. Just thinking
theoretically.

I use Linux, so the terminology for me is different. 

By the way, if social control though the Internet becomes a concern I'd
recommend everyone switching to Linux and preferably Debian Linux. You
can easily look at any file. (if you're the root user)

The Debian Linux people have a special dedication to this sort of thing.
They all work for free. They are as dedicated as Catholic nuns--actually
believe we all have souls.

P.

> 
> V.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> Paul Mackin wrote >>Question: Since all browsers (I think all of them)
> allow one to erase any or all of the various cookies that have been
> placed on your hard drive, wouldn't this be an effective way to get rid
> of the objectionable spyware activity? I don't know the answer to this.
> 
> P.
>