[NCLUG] Juno's new "service"

Prescott Oelke panick at excite.com
Thu Mar 1 08:43:52 MST 2001


>  I really like how they do this: you can't read the TOS until after you've
>  installed their software and the TOS is subject to change at any time and
you
>  don't have to actively agree to it: just using the software is considered
>  acceptance.
>  
>  How long do you think it will be before Microsoft adopts this or
something like
>  it?
>  

 My point exactly. If Juno gets away with this there's nothing to stop
Microsoft from putting code into one of their auto-updates that does the
same thing. Microsoft's Windows XP is supposed to have remote management
stuff on it already. They're just a step away.

Prescott





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