EULAlyzer + Privacy Bird together

[StevieO]

I discovered this Privacy Bird App today, and wondered if it might be a useful addition and play along nicely with EULAlyzer for some people ?

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-{ Quote: "We invite you to download Privacy Bird software for free. This software will help Internet users stay informed about how information they provide to Web sites could be used. Privacy Bird automatically searches for privacy policies at every website you visit. You can tell the software about your privacy concerns, and it will tell you whether each site's policies match your personal privacy preferences. The software displays a green bird icon at Web sites that match, and a red bird icon at sites that do not.


Privacy Bird lets you see what's really going on at Web sites. The bird icon alerts you about Web site privacy policies with a visual symbol and optional sounds.

Privacy Bird reads privacy policies written in the standard format specified by the World Wide Web Consortium's

To learn more about this software, please take a tour or download a beta version of the software now.

PRIVACY BIRD® software was originally developed by AT&T Corp. It is now maintained by the CMU Usable Privacy and Security Laboratory at Carnegie Mellon University. Look for a new CMU release of Privacy Bird in September 2005.

System Requirements
Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows ME, or Windows XP
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, or 6.0 " }-
http://www.privacybird.com/


StevieO

[StevieO]

I don't know why i placed this thread in here, so could a nice kind mod please move it to the EULAlyzer forum, where i feel it be better placed.

Thanks


StevieO

[Notok]

I've had my eye on Privacy Bird for a little while now. It looks like a great app, but I wish they'd make a version for Firefox :(

[StevieO]

Thanks for moving it !

Hi Notok,

Well at least somebody else has heard of it lol


StevieO

[starfish_001]

I've used it for a long time - but I also mostly browse using FF.


Only really use IE on Trusted site but ... interesting