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Does Free Shield parental control program contain spyware?

I know it comes with a toolbar that has all kinds of stuff on it.

Does anyone know how to operate the news bulletins that run across the bar? Thanks alot.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Spyware is many times the price you pay for free software. Toolbars is a popular way of installing spyware on your computer. The toolbar is used for advertising purposes, visit their FAQ section and you will see they make money through this toolbar.

    I visited their site and one thing you should always look for is an About page and some direct contact details. They only have a simple e-mail form, no direct e-mail addresses, postal or physical addresses or telephone numbers. Visit their profile on CNet Download.com http://www.download.com/Thinking-Machine/3260-20_4...

    Take note that there is no Support URL, e-mail or telephone number provided.

    Their forum is undergoing so-called maintenance, I wonder for how long has it this been this way? Believe me it is never a good thing to have under maintenance notices like that on your web site and any legitimate business knows that. The notice page is a bit amateurish and if they were serious they would have used their normal web template to display this message and not a blank page with a message at the top. In my humble opinion this seems like a smokescreen only to make the site look legitimate. People trust web sites with forums where there are community activity, because if no people praise the software and discuss it, then it can't be fraudulent, this is how people believe.

    Free Shield is also not well known and if I can give you any advice, stick to better known brands like NetNanny.

    Kids are clever guys and they always find a way around these programs. Control their internet use and don't let them browse the Internet without your presence. If they really want to visit bad web sites they will either bypass the software, use the computers at school or ask their friends. Parental control programs is a waste of money to me, parents should educate and discipline their children not to visit indecent web sites. Don't let a computer do your parenting for you.

    http://www.cybertopcops.com/

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    dont know any thing about,sorry.you might try the forum's at http;//www.pcworld.com and techrepublic good luck.

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