RealNetworks

[paula]

When I first heard about the RN invasion of privacy thing I thought it was
terrible.  Then I remembered that I am always reading things about
companies who are selling or using tech that promises to do just what I
believe RN is being accused of doing.

This company is promising even more invasive tracking is seems:
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/991115/ny_learn2__2.html

Here's what the SEC is doing:
THE SEC is seeking software and network application developers and vendors
to create the so-called "sniffer" that would monitor public areas of the
Net. In addition to Web sites and Usenet newsgroups, other areas of
surveillance include listservs, a software program that administers mailing
lists, and public discussion areas. The monitoring system would be created
"off-site" so as not to lead back to the SEC.
"We are considering automating some of the searching of the Internet that
the staff currently does manually," stated John Heine, an SEC spokesman.
The announcement to secure the services of a software vendor was made Nov.
2 through a procurement advertisement in Commerce Business Daily, a
newspaper published by the Department of Commerce, which lists notices of
proposed government procurement actions, contract awards, sales of
government property and other procurement information.
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There are countless other examples out in the business press of this kind
of activity.  I have wondered if RealNetworks left-leaning activities are
the reason the financial press put the highlight on them.  Anyone know
anything about this?