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My first thought was this scenario: Company A with software X. Employees from Company A defect to Company B and "recreate" software X. Hence Traitorware! Hav
by baud 16y ago
My first thought was this scenario:
Company A with software X.
Employees from Company A defect to Company B and "recreate" software X.
Hence Traitorware!
Have to start clicking before thinking.
But getting on track with topic, we could also consider cookies a somewhat primitive form of Traitorware...
- cookiecaper 16y agoCookies are often used for good. Based on the examples in the article, "traitorware" as herein termed is a specific implementation of a technology that betrays its user, and not the component parts that make up that software. So, a cookie may be part of traitorware (say, an ad network that tracks your movements across every page it can (Facebook)), but cookies themselves are not traitorware.
- chunkbot 16y agoFacebook tracks your movement across every page with a Facebook asset? Does Google do something like this as well?
- cookiecaper 16y agoWord is that Facebook assigns a unique ID to anyone that visits a page with a Like button on it and reports back, whether you're logged in to Facebook or not, or even whether you're a member of Facebook or not. Many ad networks try that to varying degrees, Google may own or run some, I don't know.
- nickpinkston 16y agoCookies are being exploited more and more for just personalization by other sites using Facebook cookies or the like - not sure if this is quasi-legal or just a full loophole.
- nickpinkston 16y agoDid I say something wrong? I'd really like to know.