m3ndi3, it is very disappointing to see you, a programmer, ask who cares about spyware and compare it with a common tracking cookie. google and fb display ads on their websites, when you close it it's gone. On the other hand, Kaufman's spyware would cripple millions of computers with the nonstop pop-up ads, sometimes even exposing children to porn ads. removing it was purposely made nearly impossible for your average user, even computer service guys struggled to clean it off.
Girl, if you think that it was simply a case of having spyware "in one of his programs", clearly you have not read about Direct Revenue. SPYWARE WAS THEIR BUSINESS.
So who cares?? Haven't you read any of the thousands of angry posts online?? Enough people cared to have 3 class-actions and 2 lawsuits moved against Kaufman's company, which eventually caused its demise.
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2539541/security0/hounded-by-spyware-charges--direct-revenue-shuts-down.htmlif spyware is not such a sore spot, why would Didi and others be threatened with ban for bringing it up?? We all know the bans slowed down only because they were widely ridiculed here.
if Kaufman thought nobody would care about his spyware involvement, why did he try hide it before???
http://affiliatefairplay.sthetica.com/adware/path-direct-revenue-social-mediawhy is Kaufman STILL lying about the extent of his involvement, as proved by my last post???
Even worse, according to NBC News, it was Kaufman himself who gave the order "We need to experiment with less user-friendly uninstall methodologies"
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/13757388/page/2/#.VX9W_UZSgds [No more Mr. Nice Guy section].
So let's stop mincing words here and call a spade a spade. Those who infect millions of computers with illegal spyware are scumbags. Kaufman and his buddies are bonafide internet scumbags.
If Bernie Maddoff was behind a new altcoin, would that matter? Some would decide to stay away while others would see "value" in the "expertise" that he brings, whatever... but unless his track record is truthfully exposed, those who do object it wouldn't be able to make an informed decision. That is why we care.
one and a half month after presale and absolutely nothing has been accomplished by nokoin, while almost 1 mil in btc are held by an anonymous Seychelles company, folks are still struggling to receive their coins for filling the darn surveys.. while running away with the money seems unlikely, time will tell if nokoin amounts to anything beyond a calculated pump n dump. so far the signs are not promising and I'm done wasting time with this nonsense