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Topic: If BonziBuddy were released in 2018

Anonymous A started this discussion 7 years ago #76,775

Do you think it'd even be considered adware or spyware?

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 1 hour later[^] [v] #901,295

Yes

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 7 years ago, 13 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #901,299

@previous (B)
Discuss.

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 7 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #901,302

no
wouldn't it be just like any voice assistant these days

Anonymous B replied with this 7 years ago, 7 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #901,304

@previous (C)
It would be fine if they were honest about it, just like it would have been back then.

Anonymous C replied with this 7 years ago, 7 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #901,306

@previous (B)
yeah and if it didn't pull that toolbar bullshit but that's not how things worked in y2k

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 5 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #901,309

BonziBuddy I think was the first keylogger. A quality trojan and people accepted it as adware. Best of all it was a fucking annoying useless piece of shit.
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