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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I just read in a Macworld article that Limewire
will be at the Tech Circus. I might stop by their table and give them a
piece of my mind regarding their latest policy of redirecting Amazon referral
funds from the intended recipient back to Limewire.</FONT></DIV>
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href="mailto:cemNOs@iwonSPAM.com">goombah99</A> writes <I>"We all heard about
spyware, well now Kazaa, Morpheus and LimeWire are sneaking a new type of
nastiness onto your computer, software that - without you even knowing it - <A
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/27/technology/27FREE.html">redirects
commissions for online purchases you make from other vendors you make back to
them</A>. For example, if you buy a CD from an affiliate of Amazon.com, say some
charity, the software fools Amazon into crediting the commission to Morpheus,
not the charity! The story quotes a LimeWire Developer who admits 'While I agree
that this is really a bit of a scam, it is a way for us to pay salaries while
not adversely affecting our users.' The insidious part is the stealware program
remains even if you delete the original P2P software. And you supposedly gave
your permission when you clicked through the EULA."</I> </FONT></DIV>
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