Spyware vendors caught my eye next. The free OptOut utility was the first result, followed by the well-publicized battle against Real Networks and the other spyware downloaders. In my December 2000 mailing to our eMail membership I explained that I had been wrong about the proper future for OptOut. I decided to retarget my efforts. They collect, compile, profile, and sell the user-identifying information which our browsers often innocently leak.
Cookies pile up in our machines without end.
They leave a trail of crumbs for anyone to follow. Cookies pile up in our machines without end, disclosing our identity, sacrificing our anonymity, and leaving a trail of crumbs for anyone to follow. New eMail viruses appear daily to inflict damage on us and our eMail-connected friends and associates. And since clever new schemes are appearing almost daily, the GRC NetFilter license will include free upgrades for the lifetime of the product. The Creation of a single comprehensive cure is my next goal.