Re: Altova XMLSpy "phones home" user data
In-Reply-To: <86ekvlkvmn.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> "Bruno" == Bruno Lustosa <bruno@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
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> Bruno> ... whenever someone will launch XMLSpy, the
> Bruno> program will try to connect to Altova's servers, send some
> Bruno> user info through a POST to a web server, and wait for a
> Bruno> response.
That is correct, this is a process described in our EULA in Section 1(k)
Software Activation and Section 1(l) LiveUpdate. Please see our EULA for
details, which is available on our website under this URL:
http://www.altova.com/order_license4.html
> Bruno> What bothers me is that
> Bruno> it's sending user information that was _not_ entered into the
> Bruno> program. It sends user name used to register the program, and
> Bruno> it also sends an email address that I'm almost sure was not
> Bruno> entered into the program.
This is incorrect insofar as the information transmitted is data that has been
entered by the user into the Registration dialog (Help menu / Registration).
This does include the e-mail address, provided that the user has entered this
into the Registration dialog when requesting an evaluation key-code from our
license server.
Regarding the collection of e-mail addresses from users of our software, who
are requesting an evaluation key-code, please see our strict privacy policy,
which is available at this URL: http://www.altova.com/privacy.html
Altova takes privacy and security very seriously, and we believe we have
properly disclosed any legitimate anti-piracy measures in our product in the
EULA.
Sincerely,
Alexander Falk
President & CEO
Altova, Inc.