I red that when you use Google, you get Google spy ware on your PC. They do this to sneak around. I found a program named "G-Zapper" that deletes Google cookies. Does anybody know if Google spy ware is dangerous and harmful? I have to remove it daily. That’s annoying. Google is a very big company. I can not understand, why they don't get any troubles. Can they really do this legally?
2006-10-12 09:27:03 · 5 answers · asked by Kay 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
They want to know everything. Legally it`s done to harvest.
2006-10-18 07:56:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although Cookies are considered spyware, by many, they do serve a useful purpose. Cookies are specific to a particular website or page.
You do realize that the program you found requires you to delete the Cookies after each use of a Google site or page.
2006-10-12 16:40:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What they are talking about is the Google desktop. It searches your files for keywords then targets you with advertising. I have G-mail and when I was emailing people with condos to rent for vacation, I noticed the ads on the side were for travel. They don't read and report back any data other than keywords that can suggest to them advertisements.
2006-10-12 16:30:56 · answer #3 · answered by Dennis K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Google is indeed a bad place to hang around, pick up spyware,
so is Microsoft ! The hackers and spyware people have their favorite places to hang out, these are two of them. Make a few visits and almost guaranteed you will have some strange files on your machine. I don't know if they can do anything about it or not.
2006-10-12 16:34:32 · answer #4 · answered by The Advocate 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
don't think so
2006-10-19 02:03:28 · answer #5 · answered by harsha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋