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Ethics are irrelevant.
You will be assimilated. It does feel that way sometimes. Basically you get this prompt asking you if you want to make AOL the default provider of access for e-mail, newsgroups, web access, etc. The truth is, if all you use is AOL, this little addition is a good thing. So on balance, most of the people who select the option are actually helped by it.