I noticed this article (posted in this forum) and i think that DT would probabely fail if it wanted to get a TRUSTe label, even though whenU can get the label.
If i understand it correctly, DT has an opt-out policy (you have to disable the toolbar if you do NOT want it) and therefore DT could NOT get the certification. Is this correct?
Not that it really matters, but somehow i find this a bit ironic .
In the last several years, WhenU revised its policies in an attempt to reduce the chances of non-consensual installations. Even so, the company again had to tweak its practices before TRUSTe certified the company. Among the most significant changes, downloaders must now check an opt-in box or otherwise affirmatively indicate that they consent to the installation. Before, that box indicating consent sometimes was pre-checked, so that consumers had to affirmatively opt out if they didn't wish to go ahead with the download.
Not that it really matters, but somehow i find this a bit ironic .
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