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Re: Zone Alarm - Why I don't trust it

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From: Jim Crowther
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 00:00
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In article <8b7qb5$ai8$1@bcarh8ab.ca.nortel.com>, Bob Carrick
<bcarrick@sympatico.ca> writes
>The funny thing is you know they are asking you all that information, you
>can install Zone Alarm with out filling in those spots, or put in false
>information.
>
This is intentional - Zone Labs don't require any info from you, only
fill those bits in if you want to be contacted by Zone Labs about any
upgrades, new programs etc.

They are providing ZoneAlarm as a free window on their TrueVector
technology, which is a very powerful engine monitoring what goes in and
out of a system.  I believe them when they say that *no* licences will
be issued to anyone who would/could use it in a SPYware program.  These
guys are mostly ex Norton, and are in close contact with Steve Gibson of
<http://grc.com> fame, who is in the throes of neutering the Aureate
SPYware.

See:
<http://grc.com/optout.htm>
and the newsgroups 'shieldsup' and 'optout' on server 'grc.com'

HTH, there's really no need for FUD with ZoneAlarm.  
-- 
Jim Crowther
Mailto:jim@crowfam.demon.co.uk
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From: Jim Crowther <replies@crowfam.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Zone Alarm - Why I don't trust it
Date: 2000/03/21
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