Spyware Scum Appointed to Homeland Security Board
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James Joyner | Thursday, February 24, 2005 |
Kevin Aylward passes on word that “the company formerly known as Gator (now Claria) has been appointed as a member of the Department of Homeland Security’s Privacy Advisory Board.”
Unless this is a ruse to get them out of hiding so they can be summarily shot, I’m confused.
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I'm in agreement here. Gater is one of the most intrusive spyware programs on the market and it is hidden in a ton of software.
I'd be a good bit happier if they'd been appointed a member of a 'how do we spy on them more effectively' board...
"Another works for a conglomerate whose subsidiary turned over personal records of airline passengers to a government contractor.
"A third works for a defense contractor from which thieves stole personal information on thousands of employees, making them vulnerable to identity theft."
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