I was preparing someone’s recently purchased computer for their use, transferring their data from their old PC and installing new versions of their software on it, when they joked “Who really reads them” as I clicked “I Agree” on the license agreement during installation.
Very true, but we really should. The agreement will tell you exactly who they share your private information with, and what they share. It might also tell you about those little “gifts” they may add along with their software. Some that might not just clutter up and slow down your PC, but may actually compromise your security and privacy.
Whenever I download software, especially freeware from sources I am not familiar with, I run this software on them. It reads those long legal agreements and alerts you to possible “gotchas”. It is free.
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