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eclipsme
 
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Yes, you could do this, but then the offending program will still be
running in the background, using system resources, slowing the computer
down. Get enough of these sort of parasitic programs and your machine
starts to crawl.

Please I am not meaning to offend anybody here. Again - looks like a
really cool program. Just understand what else may be involved if you
decide to go with it.

Harvey


Mapdude wrote:
lock your system down with a firewall to prevent any unathorized
connections w/ the internet.

eclipsme wrote:


I looked at this to download as a result of this thread, and yes, it
looks like a cool program. But reading the license agreement points
out that google requires you to allow the program to phone home for
updates. It also maintains a unique program identifier that allows
google to track whatever they have programed into it to track, though
they do say that personal information is not tracked. Google seems to
be going that way. I don't like automatic updates in general, or
programs that use my internet connection without my knowledge or consent.

Must admit though, this program does tempt me.

Harvey