When SuprNova closed its doors on December 19, 2004, many believed this event spelled the end of BitTorrent. Quickly capitalizing on this panic, news began to spread regarding the advent of a new decentralized BitTorrent effort named “eXeem.” Curiosity and anticipation over this purportedly revised BitTorrent protocol began sweeping P2P forums.
However, the initial buzz that surrounded eXeem would ultimately give away to disappointment. News quickly began to circulate that Cydoor would accompany this client. Cydoor is a thrid party advertising program designed send targeted advertising to the end user. From Cydoor’s privacy policy:
“Please be aware that Cydoor advertisers or Web sites that have links in software on our network may utilize demographic information about you. This privacy statement does not cover the information practices of those Web sites linked from software on the Cydoor Network. From time to time, Cydoor works with third-party ad servers such as Valueclick, Commission Junction, Adventures, Advertising.com, RealMedia and BeFree and others to serve advertising to the Cydoor Network. Please visit these providers individually to learn more about how they handle privacy.”
In a nutshell, let’s say an individual frequents sports related websites. Cydoor collects this information, and targets sports related advertising to the individual.
While Cydoor is not as evil as it once was, its less than desirable reputation precedes it. Let’s put it this way, if Cydoor were to change its focus and become a non-profit charity, no one would accept their money.
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Related
- Meet eXeem. And Cydoor.
- eXeem Released
- Doctor, I’ve got eXeem!
- Grokster 1.5 released with Cydoor
- eXeem Lite Launched
