What are examples of unwanted technologies that fail to respect my right to control my computer?
• Tricklers are a type of automatic download technology that fail to respect your right to control your computer. This can occur when you visit a website and immediately, you have new programs installed on your computer, which you cannot uninstall. You cannot uninstall these programs because they are not located in the directory of your computer or because the programs reinstall silently even after a user has removed components of the program. • The narrow definition of spyware is a type of tracking technology that fails to respect your right to control your computer. This can occur when you download a game through peer-to-peer software, and then you receive new programs which you cannot start, stop, or close the program at your command. • Hijackers are a type of system modifying technology that fail to respect your right to control your computer. This can occur when you visit a website and subsequently, your home page, default media player, or search page is changed.
