If you ask me, these apps, called adware or spyware, have no business being on anyone's desktop. |
In fact, most employees who are allowed to surf the web at work probably have some form of adware on their workstation. |
If neither case is true, there's a real chance the software is financed by adware. |
With adware, which collects data on your buying habits, there's a fine line between what's legal and what's not. |
Interestingly, most adware companies slough off criticism onto their affiliates when caught purveying their unwanted goods. |
For example, some programs dependent on adware or spyware will simply stop working. |