HI Helene, Slander is a defamatory statement expressed in a transitory medium such as verbal speech. Liable means to be legally obligated or responsible.
If you say or write anything where anyone else can hear or read it you may be liable for what you say or do. The internet is a public place and they know who you are. If you post email it identifies you by your return address or your IP included in all email. Your IP can be used to personally identify you. In my opinion Spyware is a program that is installed without your knowledge and collects any information about you without your consent. It is important to read the EULA (End User License Agreement) before installing any software. Companies use tracking software to pay for development of their software. In some cases the original program is uninstalled and the tracking software is left behind to continue tracking what you do. There is no privacy, doing such a simple thing as paying for groceries and merchandise with a personal check identifies you and what brand of toilet paper you use to any one that pays for the information. They know who you are, what your drivers license number is, your address, where you bank, what you bought and a whole lot more. Something to think about. t0m > Hi All. > I just got this in my email.. I can't believe it.. I never contacted them. at > ALL.. Just posted back, to PC Works, in reference to an email.. but NEVER to > them.. You've gotta see this.. Scary. > > Here goes. > > Helene > > **************************************************************************** * > ************************************************************ > > Dear Helen: > > In your link http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg08537.html > > There is reference to WeatherBug as spyware. Not only are we NOT spyware, we > have been invited to join COAST (Coalition Against Spyware Technologies), we > offer 4 free downloads to some of the most popular ANTI-spyware programs right > from our FAQ page (www.weatherbug.com/help and click the Spyware link) and we > are a member of the Dept. of Homeland Security Initiative. Oh yes, we're also > in 7000 schools, universities like Penn, Maryland, Texas, BYU, Wisconsin and > dozens of others you've heard of, and over 30 million folks have downloaded > our program. > > And we just partnered with AOL Instant Messenger to offer our live, local > weather program to their 30+ million customers. > > Please add this to your posting and let folks know- if they have a question > about a company, ASK THE COMPANY. Please let anyone know they can email me at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with questions about "spyware" or anything else about our > award winning product. Thanks for the time and posting this. > > Jay Hoffman ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
