This is either (a) slipped into the EULA or (b) illegal. If (a) then it's another case of people just not reading the EULA, and while I know these things are complicated when it comes to something as critical as your children... READ THE EULA. If it's (b) then someone's going to jail, because there are enough child-protection statutes and laws on the books to make someone's life miserable in the federal pen.
Now I'm going to go read the EULA on them :) __ Rafal M. Los Security & IT Risk Strategist - Blog: http://preachsecurity.blogspot.com - LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rmlos - Twitter: http://twitter.com/RafalLos -------------------------------------------------- From: "Ivan ." <ivan...@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 7:47 PM To: "full-disclosure" <full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk> Subject: [Full-disclosure] Web-monitoring software gathers data on kid chats Parents who install a leading brand of software to monitor their kids' online activities may be unwittingly allowing the company to read their children's chat messages — and sell the marketing data gathered. Software sold under the Sentry and FamilySafe brands can read private chats conducted through Yahoo, MSN, AOL and other services, and send back data on what kids are saying about such things as movies, music or video games. The information is then offered to businesses seeking ways to tailor their marketing messages to kids. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i5CjgMEdrwRm3JxeglUykMAHAYmAD9AGNVM00 _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
