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Subject: Re: ALLADVANTAGE Privacy Concern
From: Vanna P. Rella (vamprellaCHICKMAIL.COM)
Date: Mon Mar 06 2000 - 10:25:48 CST

Your Friend is getting paid to surf the web. Fro example, I would love free DSL and went to FreeDSL.com until I realized free DSL means that my privacy is being traded for a free DSL connection. Back to All Advantage ...
It states in AllAdvantages Privacy Policy

While you are using the Viewbar, we automatically track certain information about your surfing behavior. This information includes the URL of the page you are visiting, what browser you are using, and your IP address. YOU CAN CLOSE THE VIEWBAR WINDOW AT ANY TIME TO STOP THIS TYPE OF INFORMATION GATHERING.

So, there ya go. I don't mind companies that tell you they are tracking your data. It's the companies that track you data and Do Not tell you that bug me. 

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On Sun, 5 Mar 2000 22:11:50    Derek Reynolds wrote:
>A peer of mine just received this message from AllAdvantage (see
>below).  He identified to me that he was using the older version of AllAdvantage
>and had since updated to the new version of the AllAdvantage Bar.
>
>Since the introduction to this service there have been many "hacks" to
>simulate web surfing. Most of these hack programs goto specific sites
>and such move the mouse around as if a user was actually surfing the
>web.
>
>I am assuming AllAdvantage wanted to track down their cheaters by
>monitering the users web sites they goto and if they meet a certain
>sequence order that the "AllAdvantage Hack Programs" used it would
>automatically notify the AllAdvantage team that the user was indeed
>cheating the system.
>
>If they can monitor web access, what else are they monitoring?  Are
>they gathering valuable marketing information from each and every All
>Advantage user?  It wasn't until my Peer installed the new AllAdvantage
>Bar that they caught him.
>
>Of course cheating is wrong but so is recording web browsing habits
>among other things, sending the details to their people to analyze.
>
>I am sure that AllAdvantage wants to leverage direct marketing by
>detecting what sites people goto and rightfully showing them an
>appropriate ad.
>
>Anyone got a good network analyzer who wants to extract what data is
>sent to/from the AllAdvantage client?
>
>-Derek
>
>
>
>--------FORWARDED MESSAGE---------
>From: AllAdvantage.com <abusesupportalladvantage.com>
>Date: Wednesday, March 01, 2000, 1:13:24 AM
>Subject: ALLADVANTAGE.COM ACCOUNT HAS BEEN SUSPENDED - FRAUD
>
>
>Dear AllAdvantage Member,
>
>AllAdvantage.com's Community Protection Group is
>contacting you about membership violations related to
>your AllAdvantage.com account. Specifically, we have
>detected the use of a software program or another
>technique to fraudulently simulate active surfing with
>our Viewbar(tm) service.
>
>AllAdvantage.com seeks to work with its members to
>resolve problems in a positive way, so we are willing
>to assume that you might not have realized the
>seriousness of your actions. However, this is a VERY
>serious matter. The use of such a technique is
>fraudulent, and we are unable to pay you any balance
>you may have accumulated in your AllAdvantage.com
>account. Also, since our policy is to immediately
>freeze or terminate any accounts using "cheater"
>programs, your account with AllAdvantage.com has been
>suspended, pending termination.
>
>This action complies with the terms of our membership
>agreement, which we excerpt below:
>
>        "Termination of Accounts. To the full extent
>        allowed by applicable law, AllAdvantage at its
>        sole discretion and for any or no reason may
>        refuse to accept applications for membership
>        and may terminate any Members without prior
>        notice for...(b) aiding in or promoting
>        circumvention of the Viewbar Service; (c)
>        acting against the business interests or
>        reputation of AllAdvantage"
>
>Please take a few moments to review the Membership
>Agreement at
>http://www.alladvantage.com/member_agreement.asp. Having
>done so, please reply to this message to let us know that
>you've reviewed the materials and understand your
>responsibilities. Include your Member ID and the words
>"Warning : Fraud" in the subject line.
>
>Your account will remain suspended until your reply is
>received and evaluated.
>
>In addition, should we ever detect fraudulent activity
>associated with your account again, we will terminate
>your account without warning.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>AllAdvantage.com
>Community Protection Group
>abusesupportalladvantage.com
>

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