Spyware Scum Appointed to Homeland Security Board

James Joyner · Thursday, February 24, 2005 · 4 Comments

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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Dummocrats.com says:

Thursday, February 24, 2005 at 17:21

Spyware Scum Appointed to Homeland Security Board
Spyware Scum Appointed to Homeland Security Board

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PoliArt says:

Thursday, February 24, 2005 at 17:55

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.

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Kathy K says:

Thursday, February 24, 2005 at 20:22

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…

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Sherri says:

Saturday, February 26, 2005 at 16:38

“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.”

Privacy Advocates Criticize Homeland Dept. – Las Vegas SUN

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