![]() In other words, the user should have to specifically select a checkbox – if he doesn’t, no additional spyware should be installed. I have no issues with these kinds of bundles – or with Apple using its updater to offer Safari to Windows users – but only if it’s opt-in. Further DuckDuckGoing reveals that Adobe Reader X, too, has Chrome bundled with it. The checkbox is marked by default, so it’s opt-out instead of opt-in. ![]() ![]() Since I haven’t downloaded Adobe Flash separately for a while now (Chrome has it included anyway), I hadn’t yet noticed this, but as it turns out, when you go to Flash’ download page, a checkbox is marked which automatically downloads and installs Google Chrome alongside Flash (unless you already have Chrome installed). This was spyware-like behaviour when Apple did it with Safari and the iPhone Configuration Utility, and it is still spyware-like behaviour when Adobe and Google do it with Chrome. As it turns out, several of Adobe products’ download pages have opt-out checkboxes to also install Google Chrome. It might be common, but that doesn’t mean I’m not allowed to wail against it – especially since I was not familiar with this particular case.
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