Quote: "Hope I don't sound too harsh, here, but if you're serious about trying to assure people that what this is is adware, and not spyware, then I suggest making it easier for users to read the EULAs from the software.
Giving 3 lines of space is unacceptable, and it's a common tactic the spyware companies use to make it inconvenient to read over the EULA."
A quick copy and paste into notepade solves that problem. And the EULA only says exactly the same thing as what it says above it - just in a long legal type way. The main content of that page says that New.net lets you access new domain extensions, and it displays search results on 404 error pages, or when you type a keyword directly into the address bar. That's
exactly what it does, and this is just as legally binding to New.net as what's written in the EULA.
Though the other two programs there have actually updated thir disclosure (I just make the disclosure pages look like they tell me to) so that the EULA won't appear in a small box like that. RelevantKnowledge has requested that the main content be displayed in the EULA box as well, so the box can be larger. And WhenU has a new disclosure screen where there will be a link to the EULA so it can be displayed in full screen. Because let's face it, installation screens come in standard sizes and there's just
no room! New setups programs with this update will be uploaded soon.
Also, as I said, spyware is now illegal in the US due to the US Spy Act.
I don't think I really have to prove this isn't spyware, because it doesn't look or act remotely like spyware, so there's nothing left for me to say. If you have something against advertising that the user has asked for and knows about (like this) rather than advertising that is forced upon the user (like when they visit a web site - not that's there's anything wrong with this either) then feel free to shout and stamp your feet. But none of my users seem to care, because anyone who doesn't want it doesn't install in the first place.
