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Andrew,

On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 10:36:19 -0800, Andrew Warren wrote:

> James Nick Sears <PICLIST@mitvma.mit.edu> wrote:
>
> > It seems to me that the difference between having
the bad adware
> > and a virus is purely academic.
>
>     You almost certainly agreed to the installation of
the adware,
>     Nick; that's the difference.

That would be a difference if it was true - I have
*never* agreed to any adware being installed on any of
my computers.  I have never even been asked for my
permission, in fact!

Under English law, spam and adware are both now illegal,
but as for how you catch the perpetrators (and whether
the law could be applied internationally) I have no
idea...

Cheers,

Howard Winter
St.Albans, England

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