As you probably read in the title of this post, we have a name for this type of program: SPY WARE! Spyware is one of the most despised among the ranks of infernal trojan (stealth) software. If you want to make a psychological profile of a user, do it based on sales data. If you jam Spyware onto their computer, you are... 1) Violating the user's right to privacy I have assisted people with computers that have been functioning at almost 1/4 capacity because of spyware. I strongly suggest everyone here go to www.download.com and download a program called SpyBot, a free spy killing program made by a German university student. This program is ruthlessly efficient and can ensure your privacy. In closing I have this to say: before helping someone with an idea, stop to consider something OTHER than the up side. Think about this: how would you feel if every single web site you visited were catalouged into the marketing database of even ONE corporation, not to mention the countless others whose spyware you've probably downloaded.
2) Violating your ISP contract
3) Clogging up the memory of the user's computer, thus slowing it down.
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