Ray Everett-Church Quotations

I wouldn't be surprised if they just installed the software and weren't planning any dastardly activities and didn't know the implications of running this software,

With the current deployment of VOIP systems, you're not seeing nearly the risk of spam that you saw very quickly with the rise and popularity of e-mail.

There are a ridiculously high number of people who never budge off the default.

The government can't even claim that it's for national security. They're just using it to get the search engines to do their research for them in a way that compromises the civil liberties of other people.

What this points out, what this highlights is just how complicated the privacy issue is for even very savvy, well-intentioned organizations. You can have the best privacy policy on Earth and still be subject to the problems of technology.

Technology has improved incrementally in the last year, but spam volumes remain at all-time highs by most measures.

This is the first instance where you actually must go and do a custom install to control them from installing other software, ... Most folks go to the default install and are not expecting to get a whole suite of unasked-for software. That's where the sneaky factor comes in.

That's the constant trade-off between greater personalization and this one-stop for managing your life. You're making it easier to issue subpoenas or warrants for anything.

The hidden check boxes during installation are a common practice for companies trying to further extend their reach onto your computer desktop. Companies have a responsibility to very clearly indicate what is being installed during that process and give a clear opportunity to reject software.