Comments on: AOL 9.0 is Badware? http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3423 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:07:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Mister Whirly http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3423#comment-58849 Tue, 29 Aug 2006 01:41:43 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3423#comment-58849 Bob- things are not good or bad only when compared to other things. If MSN, Yahoo or Google does these things, and without your knowledge/consent, then they are bad too. Read the criteria -- "because it installs additional software without telling the user, it forces the user to take certain actions, it adds various components to Internet Explorer and the taskbar without disclosure, it may automatically update without the user’s consent, and it fails to uninstall completely." That is why it is bad. Bob- things are not good or bad only when compared to other things. If MSN, Yahoo or Google does these things, and without your knowledge/consent, then they are bad too. Read the criteria — “because it installs additional software without telling the user, it forces the user to take certain actions, it adds various components to Internet Explorer and the taskbar without disclosure, it may automatically update without the user’s consent, and it fails to uninstall completely.” That is why it is bad.

]]> by: Bob Lengyel http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3423#comment-58833 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:26:05 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3423#comment-58833 Does AOL do anything that sites like Yahoo!, MSN, or Google doesn't? I've been using AOL 9.0 and haven't had any issues at all - maybe that's because of AOL's free Security programs. Many times, things are only "good" or "bad" when compared to other like offerings. (Yahoo etc.) Bob Does AOL do anything that sites like Yahoo!, MSN, or Google doesn’t?
I’ve been using AOL 9.0 and haven’t had any issues at all - maybe that’s because of AOL’s free Security programs.
Many times, things are only “good” or “bad” when compared to other like offerings. (Yahoo etc.)

Bob

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