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Originally Posted by haertig
It is right to be suspicious of certain software. Just look at how Facebook is abusing their users. I can't fathom why anyone would use that software.
But you have to apply your suspicions using a bit of intelligence, logic, research, experience, intuition, etc. There are many examples of trustworthy, high quality, commercial level software that do not cost anything except for donations you may optionally send. Calibre is one of those. Sitting right there at the top of the list IMHO.
But keep you eyes open always. Were Kovid to retire from Calibre and sell the brand off to some company, I would view any new release the new company put out with heightened suspicion. Look at what happened to the used-to-be-good Android software "ES File Explorer". It was originally a highly respected and great piece of software. Now, well let's say, not so much.
But Kovid has proven his integrity and ability to design and code a fantastic product over and over. For many years. His name is forever inscribed in the Internet Book Of Coding Heros.
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And think about what your ISP does with your traffic information
They know what IP's you connect with, for how much time/data. I see web pages download, then repaint with more ad content, which leads me to suspect that the request was intercepted somewhere on route and modified. We are talking MAJOR media outlets, not some tiny company
BTW some of the ads I see on MY PC, were related more to what my wife views on HER PC. That implies IP profiling (I do have a static, but that part might be moot)