What info does Zero Knowledge collect on users of Freedom 3.0?

John Kozubik john at kozubik.com
Thu Oct 18 23:18:09 PDT 2001


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.

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John Kozubik - john at kozubik.com - http://www.kozubik.com



On Fri, 19 Oct 2001, Declan McCullagh wrote:

> ----- Forwarded message from Declan McCullagh <declan at well.com> -----
> 
> From: Declan McCullagh <declan at well.com>
> Subject: FC: What info does Zero Knowledge collect on users of Freedom 3.0?
> To: politech at 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]





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