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Re:What Happens When You Install the Top Download.com Apps by username223 on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @07:43AM (#8879380)
pg "investigated" that crapware company a couple of years ago [1], but they still apparently exist, and continue to collect MAC addresses.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5062133

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Re:What Happens When You Install the Top Download.com Apps by unreal37 on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @10:17AM (#8880325)
What was the result of that investigation? Can't find any info in the original thread.
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Re:What Happens When You Install the Top Download.com Apps by username223 on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @11:16AM (#8880712)
I don't know, but I'm guessing that the comment solved the PR problem, so there was no need to do any investigation, or to act on the results of one.

EDIT: pg's response was basically "suck it": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5092711

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