On 23 Mar 2005 at 14:16, Darcy James Argue wrote:

> Spyware on the Macintosh is not a problem.

But they *could* be, as much of the spyware on Windows machine is 
installed along with programs that one desires to install (like Kazaa 
or WinAmp).

> Cookies are not the same thing as spyware.

But the spyware removal programs consider them to be so, and list 
them with their other "finds." This is one of the objections I have 
to the way spyware detection is done.

Of course, on another level, many cookies *are* used for spying on 
your browsing habits, as 3rd-party cookies can be used to track your 
browsing and create a profile of you. That's why you should refuse 
cookies from companies like RealMedia, Doubleclick and the like.

Indeed, I refuse all 3rd-party cookies, and never allow *any* cookies 
to be saved beyond the current session.

If I had a Mac, I'd do the same thing.

-- 
David W. Fenton                        http://www.bway.net/~dfenton
David Fenton Associates                http://www.bway.net/~dfassoc

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