Subject: Dear SUBG Computer Spyware Answer Yeti

From: mshotz@aol.comnospam (James T. Rex King of the Monsters)
Newsgroups: alt.slack
Date: Sun, Nov 17, 2002

Lately, as soon as I log onto AOL, some off the wall software tries to load itself.

First was a "Time Keeper" to syncronize my computer clock to the US Naval observatories Atomic Clock, or so it claimed.

Second was a "Calander & Appointment manager"

I did not allow any to load. I also no these were not AOL sponsered links, becuase AOL, for all its pinkness, will not allow any software (other then upgrades& cookies) to load automaticly.

Question: If these are some type of "Spyware", how would I know it was runing on my system right now?

Am I totally paranoid for thinking this?

Are the Men in Black tracking us Yetizen?

Half witted minds want to know!

MSHOTZ: The Post Post Modern Man
"You remind Me a Song I can't name, in time I don't remember, in a place I
don't think I've ever been to."
Grampa Simpson
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From: "Rev. Magdalen" <magdalen@subgenius.com>

<dubgenius@hotmail.com> wrote

> Joe Cosby <joecosby@SPAMBLOCKmindspring.com> wrote...

>> On Mon, 18 Nov 2002 03:23:17 GMT, b@t.man wrote:
>>>>> Am I totally paranoid for thinking this?
>>>>>
>>>>> Are the Men in Black tracking us Yetizen?

>>> There is no privacy on the internet. Ever.
>>> No reason for paranoia. Just remember it.

>> That's become a popular refrain but it's not really true.

> Here's another thing that has me curious. You know how in
> the movies it always takes them like five minutes to trace
> a phone call. Often times the "good" guys are seen to be
> disappointed that the perp didn't stay on the phone long enough.
> "Damn, we didn't get it!"
>
> Does this mean that if I limit my phone calls to very short
> conversations that the phone company won't be able to bill me?
>
> Yeah, if you are a computer savvy type person and you know all
> about personal firewalls and PGP and getting an ISP to randomly
> assign IPs and all that and more....sure...you can remain almost
> anonymous.
>
> This just doesn't apply to 99% of internet users. It's better for them
> to adopt the mantra, "There is no privacy using an internet-connected
> computer." They can learn about the exceptions later.

There ISN'T any privacy on the Internet, you silly people! The COMPUTERS know everything you've been up to! Not just YOUR computer, but all the computers it hangs around with! When they "wake up" all your most embarrassing secrets will be spammed out to about a million recipients, just for kicks! That's why it's important to take the time NOW to photoshop all those nude pictures of yourself so that you look your best.

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