Re: Microsoft is running a disreputable spyware outfit

From: David H. Lipman (DLipman~nospam~_at_Verizon.Net)
Date: 10/31/05 

Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 08:55:48 -0500

From: "Wooly" <nobody@nun.ya>

| On 31 Oct 2005 00:46:12 -0800, "Susan Sharm" <susanshaarm@yahoo.com>
| spewed forth :
|
| Think that's bad? We use RoadRunner broadband and TW Cable. I
| noticed about three months ago a preponderance of diabetes-related
| commercials on the idiot box. This happened to coincide with my
| diagnosis as a diabetic and my subsequent Googling for information.
|
| My husband says the ads don't turn up on the idiot box when I'm using
| my computer.
|
| Coincidence? I think not.
|
| The only way to nip that little datamining scheme is to change ISPs or
| cable providers. Inertia is sometimes a horrible thing.
|
| +++++++++++++
|
| Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET.
| This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%.
| Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account...

Your computer is infected with adware. Sure its not a coincidence. 

-- 
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm

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