"Most of the data from those hidden apps does not end up with some cabal of credit card thieves, but rather with folks like WallMart, or Sprint" But then again most folks would object to have Wallmart or Sprint marketing people peeping through the livingroom windows so they can observe your habits hmmm, so why allow them to peek into your PC? The fact that Big Money does it, doesn't make it right, even though they have an easier time buying, I mean influencing politicians.