Microsoft Downgrades Claria Adware Detections

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1. 
   8 Jul 2005 ~ 9:56am GHoosdum I knew it... but still, it's galling. :shakehead
2. 
   8 Jul 2005 ~ 10:08am Ben ^Ben here, the downgradings come from spynet, microsoft gets all of it's spyware ratings from them.
   
   All of the other "big" spyware removers also have the same removal policy as spynet now.
3. 
   8 Jul 2005 ~ 10:54am Me again The change in Claria's status seems to be due to a change in their data collection policies.
   Macafee also considers them not to be a threat.
   This change seems to have begun in February of this year.
   
   Press Releases:
   
   February 15, 2005 -- Claria Assembles Team of Privacy Experts to Help Develop New BehaviorLink Advertising Network Model
   
   http://www.claria.com/companyinfo/press/re...s/pr050214.html
   
   February 24, 2005 -- Department of Homeland Security Appoints Claria's D. Reed Freeman to Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee
   
   April 25, 2005 -- McAfee Finds Claria's GAIN Ad-Supported Software Does Not Present a Malicious Threat to Consumers
   
   http://www.claria.com/companyinfo/press/re...s/pr050425.html
   
   May 12, 2005 -- Claria to Speak at NAI Forum on Anti-Spyware Initiatives
   
   There's also a privacy policy on their page that stresses user concent and anonymity.
   
   Also, check MS' documentation about how spyware is defined:
   http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/s...v/analysis.mspx
4. 
   8 Jul 2005 ~ 2:01pm kanezfan Claria/Gator is a turd. You can try to polish a turd but in the end you'll still have a turd. Unless they stop making software and get in the vegetable business, I'll never trust those assclowns. And no, I don't care if they're appointed to every congressional cabinet, a turd is a turd is a turd.