Party Poker Button on Internet Explorer, can you say Invasive ! ! !

[ElSapo]

Doesn't seem to have shown up on my computer -- what's it look like?

Weird.

[Edge34]

OK, maybe I'm just ignorant or something, but I honestly don't see how big a deal it is? Its one, easily removable button. Show me they're tracking where I go when I'm online, then I'll rant and rave. Until then, its 3 clicks to peace and and empty toolbar for all you guys...and while you're at it, I hope you've emailed AOL about putting an AIM button there you didn't ask for.

[bigpooch]

Also, anyone could simply use a different browser. I almost
always use Opera, so I had to get that dusty IE out just to
see for myself!

[JDErickson]

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Also, anyone could simply use a different browser. I almost
always use Opera, so I had to get that dusty IE out just to
see for myself!


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Again thats not the point. I use Mozilla.

Point is they installed something on my personal property without my permission.

[CrackerZack]

[JDErickson]

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I hope you've emailed AOL about putting an AIM button there you didn't ask for.

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The difference is AIM and Yahoo tell you there are doing it and its your choice to install or not.

Yes its easy to remove. But I didn't ask for it and they didn't disclose it. Thats the problem

[CountDuckula]

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OK, maybe I'm just ignorant or something, but I honestly don't see how big a deal it is? Its one, easily removable button. Show me they're tracking where I go when I'm online, then I'll rant and rave. Until then, its 3 clicks to peace and and empty toolbar for all you guys...and while you're at it, I hope you've emailed AOL about putting an AIM button there you didn't ask for.

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That sounds like what spammers like to say: "But it's just one email, you can click delete if you don't want it!"

What if every application you install turned around and installed a button in your browser without asking permission?

-Mike

[Edge34]

Read the Terms of Service all the way through, there's probably something in there. And as I said at the start of this whole fiasco, if anybody can show me that its more than just a button (and a link, ok JD?), THEN you guys will have something to whine about. Get over this.

[CountDuckula]

Oh, I'm not all that worked up about this; my own contribution was simply to observe that "it's just one button you can get rid of" isn't really a good justification for this. It's the exact same justification spammers use. Sure, if there were only one spammer in the world, and we only heard from him/her once in our lifetimes (or even once a month), it would be fine. But once one person came up with the idea, others followed, and now our email boxes are filled with it, forcing lots of people to spend considerable time working on ways to deflect most of the spam.

The same thing could happen with software, plug-ins, whatever; someone gets the bright idea of "enhancing" your experience by adding something to your computer without bothering with asking permission, and the next thing you know, they're all doing it. It's not something I want to have happen on a regular basis. I don't think what PP did was illegal or especially evil; I do think it was rude and inconsiderate, and I hope they'll knock it off. I'm not going to hold my breath and turn blue about it, though. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

-Mike

[Poker blog]

Go Party! Anything that might get bad players to play more -- good for me as an affiliate and as a player!

I don't have the button on my IE though.