bedelman
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join:2004-06-20
Cambridge, MA
| reply to sailor
Ben Edelman, here
Howdy folks. I'm the author of some research about Coupons.com's practices, so I thought I'd chime in, in case I can be helpful. I read the discussion above, and it seems like everyone is getting the information they seek -- or at least reaching a reasonable conclusion. If there's anything I can do to clarify, just ask.
In short: I stand behind the facts in my two articles about Coupons.com -- last year and just last month. I believe I have appropriate proof -- both posted on my site and within my files -- to confirm the accuracy of my allegations. Jeff's message above ("does not require or collect any personal information...") does not change my view: Read his message carefully, and you'll notice that his statements are actually entirely consistent with the troubling practices I identified, including intentionally-deceptive filenames and registry keys, incomplete uninstall, retrieving sensitive computer-specific informatoin, etc. |
