Stop Spyware Badware problem
Q: Why are our corporate sponsors involved in the initiative?
Our sponsors want people to have a positive experience on the internet and to feel safe downloading software. They believe that our independent, community-centered approach is the best way to reach this goal.
Q: What happens to the data I submit? What are you going to do with it?
Your data will be recorded in an anonymized database.
Once we have enough data, our researchers will start poring through it so that they can confirm their suspicions about the worst offenders, and eventually spot trends and patterns, allowing us to put the spotlight on new forms of badware even more quickly.
The database will also be made available to the public, including nonprofits, companies, government officials, and consumers, so that the rest of the world can pitch in and make their own valuable contributions to everyone’s knowledge of badware.
Q: After you’ve collected enough data, what next?
In the short term, we’ll share the data we collect in the form of monthly reports. The reports will spotlight the worst badware offenders and badware trends. Long term, we hope to build a community of organizations, corporations, and individuals who are all working together to stop badware, and build tools to allow millions of people to collectively monitor the health of the internet and their own computers.
We want to figure out how the internet community can take back control of our computers.
