Digsby IM Client Quietly Installs Badware 259
An anonymous reader writes "IM company Digsby has quietly included malware in an update to their client software that utilizes users' computing power and bandwidth while idle for a quick buck. When questioned, developers at Digsby claim that they have done no wrong and that users should not complain because the client software is 'free.'" The money-making distributed computing software is in addition to six "crapware" apps that users must refuse during installation. The terms of service that no one ever reads does describe the CPU- and bandwidth-robbing moneymaker, and its off switch is located behind the "Support Digsby" menu item.
Re:You get what you pay for... and then some more. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:You get what you pay for... and then some more. (Score:1, Funny)
give it away for free with no strings attached without any need to release the source.
I have hidden code in it to kill switch the software for users I don't like and more hidden code that detects their username from their internet cache and bans them from ever using my software again if they're already on my bad list.
Sic.
LOL! (Score:5, Funny)
users should not complain because the client software is 'free.'
Oh, I'd love to kick that guy in the nads and when he says "Dude! What up?" I'll say "Shut up! It was free!" and then he'd be all weepy like and I'd be all laughin' up in his face. Yeah, good times.
Re:FOSS, maybe? (Score:4, Funny)
Why people never mention Miranda [miranda-im.com]? It's probably the best free & open-source client for Windows, so much better than Pidgin.
because anything you say via Miranda can and will be used against you in a court of law
Re:Nuisance of free software (Score:3, Funny)
> Power costs money
Knowledge is power.
I KNOW how you can save money...
Re:Free or not... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Nuisance of free software (Score:1, Funny)
... or bone the CEO's wife when he's not around.
"Dude, she's just lying there idle anyhow."
Re:Nuisance of free software (Score:3, Funny)
Knowledge = Power
Time = Money
Substitute into the equation "Power = Work/Time":
Knowledge = Work/Money
Rearrange:
Money = Work/Knowledge
Therefore as
Knowledge --> 0
Money --> Infinite
Regardless of the amount of work done