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Re: Naughty Java

From JoeyDee <email@nothanks.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject Re: Naughty Java
Date 2015-03-08 10:18 -0400
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On 2015-03-08 13:21:46 +0000, Alan Browne said:

> On 2015.03.07 19:41 , Warren Oates wrote:
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03/06/oracle_java_ask_toolbar/
>> 
>> My wife kept getting the Ask toolbar installed somehow. It's the
>> nastiest piece of shit in the world.
> 
> I just installed it - was not asked for the ask toolbar and it wasn't 
> installed.  Maybe Adobe fixed that in the past day.

I just installed it and was very clearly asked if I wanted the ASK 
toolbar and homepage, both boxes that I unticked before proceeding.

And now in the Java control panel Advanced tab it does ask if I want to 
suppress future crapware, whereas it didn't before this update.

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Naughty Java Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-03-07 19:41 -0500
  Re: Naughty Java David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2015-03-07 19:10 -0600
    Re: Naughty Java Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-03-08 08:19 -0400
      Re: Naughty Java John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2015-03-11 04:27 +0000
        Re: Naughty Java tmo1138 <tmo1138@tmo1138.org> - 2015-03-11 08:54 -0700
          Re: Naughty Java John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2015-03-15 14:01 +0000
            Re: Naughty Java tmo1138 <tmo1138@tmo1138.org> - 2015-03-16 12:34 -0700
              Re: Naughty Java John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2015-03-18 00:55 +0000
                Re: Naughty Java tmo1138 <tmo1138@tmo1138.com> - 2015-03-18 04:58 +0000
    Re: Naughty Java Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-08 19:44 +0000
  Re: Naughty Java dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-03-08 14:53 +1300
    Re: Naughty Java John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2015-03-11 04:28 +0000
  Re: Naughty Java Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-03-08 09:21 -0400
    Re: Naughty Java Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-03-08 09:29 -0400
    Re: Naughty Java JoeyDee <email@nothanks.com> - 2015-03-08 10:18 -0400
      Re: Naughty Java Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-03-08 10:25 -0400
        Re: Naughty Java JoeyDee <email@nothanks.com> - 2015-03-08 11:02 -0400
          Re: Naughty Java Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-03-08 11:22 -0400
            Re: Naughty Java dianea798@gmail.com - 2015-05-01 15:38 -0700
      Re: Naughty Java Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-03-08 14:59 +0000
    Re: Naughty Java David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2015-03-08 09:59 -0500

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