| Well...i don't think i am paranoid but privacy is a great concern to me.
I really hate receiving spam mails from porno sites, guys i have never heard before and many other stuff without giving them my email...
How do the got my email? there is a lot of tricks and one of them is using spyware.
Obviously, spyware is rampant on the dark side (winblows) but if you think there is no spyware in the mac side you are wrong.
There is no registered spyware on the mac but some software you use has it in its way; for example, i have heard of some apple stuff which collects some info (please don't ask which cause i don't remember) and some brands like ADOBE which collects your app registration in order to be sent to them WITHOUT YOUR PETTY PERMISSION... and i have detected some kind of spy stuff in underground apps (u know what i mean)
Will be real spyware on the Mac side someday? you bet...the only thing i hope is to count on a mac version of AD-AWARE to get rid of it.
Cheers. |