oh of course. If someone wants into your computer, they're gonna get in. But this kind of secret software thing is going to get more and more sophisticated as the net gets more sophisticated. The new software standards that the software makers want to pass gives them the ability to get into your computer and remotely disable your sotware. Literally. Now I understand their concern over piracy, but giving them the right to do ANYTHING on my computer goes against everything I believe is right. Microsoft has already made office 2000 machine exclusive, in that it has to be installed on a particular machine, it cannot be transferred to another machine without completely reregistering it, you can't even change hard drives or upgrade without having to reregister it as it bases its program on the specific configuration of the machine it's installed on. You don't even want to hear the stories from network administrators from trying to install it on multiple machines that I've heard. Personally, I use PK Zip and Download Accelerator, both of which use this spy software. I don't have a problem with it. But I also recognize that this is a small drop in a pond that's going to get larger and larger every year.

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