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  1. Jan 24th, 2006, 12:22 AM #1
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    Is your firewall spying on you?

    Is your firewall spying on you?
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  2. Jan 24th, 2006, 02:05 AM #2
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    Re: Is your firewall spying on you?

    I don't have a firewall
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  3. Jan 24th, 2006, 08:04 AM #3
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    Re: Is your firewall spying on you?

    I was just considering getting ZoneAlarm after my McAfee subscription expired.
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  4. Jan 24th, 2006, 11:32 AM #4
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    Re: Is your firewall spying on you?

    I got Mcafee and they are not spying on me....if they do i will sue there "but" off!
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    Re: Is your firewall spying on you?

    How will you be able to tell if they are or not?
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    Re: Is your firewall spying on you?

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    How will you be able to tell if they are or not?
    Packet inspection (if I was bothered and had time to waste)
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  8. Jan 26th, 2006, 09:01 AM #7
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    Re: Is your firewall spying on you?

    I m using windows XP default firewall.No problems till now.
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  9. Jan 26th, 2006, 03:16 PM #8
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    Re: Is your firewall spying on you?

    It's not meant to be a question. It's the article's title.
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    Re: Is your firewall spying on you?

    ever heard of keylogger? it writes everything you type to a text file, my dad put it on my comp, but he did not put autorun on, so when i restart it dosent. And its so easy to change the txt file anyway.

    its well hidden, you got to press ctrl+alt+shift+M to see it.
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    Re: Is your firewall spying on you?

    my dad put it on my comp
    A dad as a firewall?
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    Re: Is your firewall spying on you?

    Quote Originally Posted by gilgalbiblewhee
    It's not meant to be a question. It's the article's title.
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