"...The notion that many of our users came from improper installs is an urban legend started in the anti-spyware community. Unfortunately there is a fair amount of public hysteria in the press these days about malicious software. The reality is that 80% of so-called spyware are harmless cookies."
-- Someone who finds a job they love will never work a day in their life.
Harmless to the company, yes. Victims have a different view.
It is a business that violates my privacy and uses my bandwidth to retrieve information for their profit.
How is what they do any different from stealing cable TV or setting up a camera in a neighbors home so you can sell them stuff that fits their life styles?