On 28 Oct 2009 at 7:09, Andrew S. Baker wrote:
> BTW, you can download a version from them without any ads. You just
> have to send an email to the Sales team asking for it.
I did not know that.
> We use it as the default PDF reader for our Terminal Services users, and
> I recommend it for our desktop users as well. It is very fast.
Speaking of PDF readers and ads:
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Adobe buys Omniture and we can kiss our privacy goodbye - dslreports.com
"This news surprised most ... but the impact will be far greater than most
people are reporting. Omniture (2o7.net) is the largest paid-analytics
company (data miners) ... Adobe is the largest (besides it's other
products) application (aka Flash) which allows websites to track users via
"flash cookies" ...
Now you combine these two giants and ... say good-bye to your privacy. The
biggest reason is the way "flash cookies" (local shared objects) are
stored and the dubious actions that are allowed on your machine without
your knowledge ...
Adobe, said the deal will help it "transform" e-commerce by combining its
content creation tools with Omniture's online measurement and optimization
technologies to help "increase the value Adobe delivers to customers."
"This is a game changer for Adobe and its customers," said Shantanu
Narayen, chief executive of Adobe, in a statement. "We will enable
advertisers, media companies and e-tailers to realize the full value of
their digital assets.
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More here with links:
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r23063244-Adobe-buys-Omniture-and-we-can-kiss-our-privacy-goodbye
or here if the above wraps unusably: http://preview.tinyurl.com/yj94qqf
Adobe to buy Omniture for $1.8 billion - Hosts News
http://msmvps.com/blogs/hostsnews/archive/2009/09/16/1724116.aspx
I use the Better Privacy add-on from Firefox to delete my Flash Cookies, and I
also have a scheduled task that nukes them daily in case BP doesn't get them.
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