A program for which the creator does not charge any fee for its use, the latter being offset by advertising displayed in the software interface. But it may in some cases amount to the family of spy ware. For example, when such advertising purposes include non-visible and malicious nature, such as transmission of navigation data or passwords to servers of their creators. The Rights Forum on the Internet warns publisher’s publicizes: to stay within the law, they must respect the rules on personal data protection, data security and competition.
User side, one of precautions, which do not always, is to carefully read the license agreement for end-user (EULA). The latter must contain all the letters mention the integration of features monitoring or collection of personal data in the software to install. Contracts little ambiguous legible and should incite mistrust. Know that if the contract is accepted and the software is installed, the appeals are difficult. In case of doubt, it is preferable not to install the software.
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