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To: thecow who wrote (41686)	6/12/2004 12:57:32 PM
From: Patricia Meaney	Respond to of 110654

The only thing I have is something called MyWebSearch - it is a toolbar program that goes along the top of my screen and I have it customized for weather, movies, tv, search, etc: Here is what they say: Your MyWebSearch Toolbar is not spyware or adware. Your Toolbar: Does NOT collect any personal information Does NOT monitor the sites you visit Does NOT monitor your behavior on the Internet Does NOT log or track keystrokes Does NOT "hijack" your home page Does NOT serve or facilitate ads Let us be clear, again: Your Toolbar does NOT track where you go on the Web It does not monitor the websites you visit, or in any manner collect or report any information about the websites that you visit, nor does your Toolbar monitor or "scrape" information when you are on other websites. Your Toolbar does NOT collect personal information It does not solicit or collect your name, address, birthdate, or email address, nor does it require a member name or password in order to operate. Furthermore, your Toolbar does NOT attempt to collect personal data upon startup, or at any time, as a requirement of use. Your Toolbar does NOT serve or facilitate ads The Toolbar software does not serve or facilitate “contextual” advertising or pop-up ads. If you have seen additional pop-ups (or any other forms of advertising) since downloading the Toolbar, this is likely the result of other software you have downloaded on your computer. It is NOT your Toolbar. Why some spyware services may mistake your Toolbar for "Spyware" Spyware detection is an emerging online product category with a lack of a single standard. As a result, there is a substantial amount of confusion and misinformation on the Web about how spyware detection software works and what “spyware” actually means. This lack of a single standard often results in legitimate software being classified as spyware. There are currently dozens of spyware detection companies in the market, ranging from substantive corporations to one-person operations. And new offshore and mom-and-pop companies are emerging all the time. As a result, it is often difficult to know which companies may be mis-classifying our software and equally difficult to find them and have them correct their classification error. Fun Web Products are neither adware nor spyware and we are aggressively working with any companies who may have mis-classified our products as such. In virtually all instances, this classification has already been reversed. If you see the MyWebSearch toolbar being misrepresented by any spyware detection program, we urge you to let us know so that we may immediately contact them directly. Thank you. Ensuring that your computer is free from spyware We strongly recommend using a spyware detection program from a reputable company. While MyWebSearch does not endorse any specific software program, we are familiar with three such programs that promote their products as reliable and effective when detecting spyware: