Sears Installs Spyware

January 03rd, 2008 | Category: Tech Talk

Gandalf_the_Beardy writes in with news that’s been around a while but is getting more attention lately. Last month Benjamin Googins, a shield researcher at CA, determined that Sears Holding Corp. installed ComScore spyware without adequate disclosure. Sears said, yes we tell folks about tracking their browsing. On Jan. 1

spyware researcher Ben Edelman weighed in, noting that Sears’ notice occurs on page

10 of a 54-page privacy statement, and twits Sears considering its installation identifies the software as “VoiceFive” and later claims it’s coming from a company called “TMRG, Inc.” even though a packet sniffer confirms the software belongs to ComScore, adding “These confusing name-changes fit the trend among spyware vendors.”

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