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**RichardHaads** · 02-03-2011, 03:20 AM

I don't see how that's sneaky -- you've gotta know your search data in the BING TOOLBAR is highly likely going to be used by BING. Data is money. Why do you think they even make those stupid toolbars?

My understanding is that it wasn't data in the bing toolbar, it was data on a web page that was loaded in a browser that had the toolbar installed. Not quite the same thing. Any yes, I know of the various (mostly evil) ways that BHOs are used, and that they are covered legally by clickwraps most of the time, but that doesn't change the fact that it's behavior that would land people in jail under other circumstances. I can't credibly call a clickwrap "informed consent" when it comes to most users understanding what data is being transmitted, where it is being stored, or how it is going to be used.

02-03-2011, 03:20 AM	#4
RichardHaads Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 528 Senior Member	I don't see how that's sneaky -- you've gotta know your search data in the BING TOOLBAR is highly likely going to be used by BING. Data is money. Why do you think they even make those stupid toolbars? My understanding is that it wasn't data in the bing toolbar, it was data on a web page that was loaded in a browser that had the toolbar installed. Not quite the same thing. Any yes, I know of the various (mostly evil) ways that BHOs are used, and that they are covered legally by clickwraps most of the time, but that doesn't change the fact that it's behavior that would land people in jail under other circumstances. I can't credibly call a clickwrap "informed consent" when it comes to most users understanding what data is being transmitted, where it is being stored, or how it is going to be used.
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