Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't this a moot point ? I was under the impression that ZKS was going to pull the plug sometime in the very near future. ----- John Kozubik - john@kozubik.com - http://www.kozubik.com On Fri, 19 Oct 2001, Declan McCullagh wrote:
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From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com> Subject: FC: What info does Zero Knowledge collect on users of Freedom 3.0? To: politech@politechbot.com Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 01:41:09 -0700
[I agreed to delete Anonymous' name before posting, but it is fair to point out that Anonymous works for a company that is in some areas a competitor to ZKS. I offered ZKS the opportunity to reply; their response follows. My own thoughts: If ZKS wants to display tailored ads, it makes sense that Freedom clients will communicate with the mother ship on a more-or-less regular basis. This is what Eudora and Opera do, and what Freedom 3.0 apparently does (I haven't used it). The question is whether users are aware of the potential privacy risks. --Declan]