Well I did a dumb thing. I saw the ad on my local TV station for The Weather Bug and decided to download it. It asked for my name and I offered just my first name and an email forwarding service I use. It was pretty neat interface, very attractive with all kinds of local weather pertinent information for my area. In face, the point of collection just happened to be my old grammar school. Knowing WTNH TV uses the Weather Bug and promotes it, I installed it and soon wham! it dawned on me that it must be collecting data on me. I immediately deleted it from my entire computer, including the registry and the cookie. I have a feeling I didn't get it all. :( Anyone else encounter this software? Any comments? It's rather new but I believe it can be construed as spyware. I never read the part where it said it tracks you as you surf the internet to offer your advertising content to suit your tastes. I am, needless to say, pretty disguested with myself. You'd think I'd have learned by now. The URL is http://weatherbug.com ---- post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] url: http://theMezz.com/informant forum: http://theMezz.com/bbs subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] notDigest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A http://www.topica.com/t/17 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
