via my pal Terry: “D. Reed Freeman, vice-president at Claria, has been appointed to the Department of Homeland Security’s Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee.

“Claria, formerly known as Gator, is the leading provider of spyware.”

Note:Many old comments were lost in a database crash in 2008. Some conversations may seem to make less sense than they would have. A few will make more sense now.

1. 
   the_bone 2005 02 24 at 10:57:14 pm

   No.  No frigging way.

2. 
   pough 2005 02 25 at 6:41:44 pm

   Whoa. It would be very interesting to hear what he contributes to the committee. I’ve seen the way they do business. Sneaky bastards.