[Download.com] Plus d'adwares !

Download.com est l'un des plus gros sites de téléchargement au monde.

Ils semblent avoir pris un tournant décisif: Supprimer de leur catalogue la totalité des adwares et spywares !

Là, j'applaudis des deux mains !
C'est courageux.

Je ne sais pas si ça sera suivi dans les faits, mais j'espère que ça fera des émules ! (sans jeu de mot)

(clin d'oeil à Clubic et ZDNet).


Voici ce qu'on peut lire sur leur page d'acceuil:

"DOWNLOAD.COM: NO ADWARE. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Dear Downloaders,

When it comes to fighting unwanted adware and spyware, CNET Download.com has always been in your corner. During the past few years, we've brought you the best tools and tips in our Spyware Center, and we've maintained a strict policy toward adware by allowing only software that discloses advertising partnerships during installation.

This week, we've upped the ante: we're launching a new zero-tolerance policy toward all bundled adware. That means every time you download software from Download.com, you can trust we've tested it and found it to be adware-free--period. (See how we test.)

Why are we taking this extra step? In your letters, user reviews, and polls, you told us bundled adware was unacceptable--no matter how harmless it might be. We want you to know what you're getting when you download from CNET Download.com, and no other download site can promise you will.

Can we guarantee you'll never get adware or spyware on your computer? Unfortunately, no. For that reason, we strongly encourage--no, make that beg--you to take extra steps to keep your computer free of all unwanted adware and spyware. Download and install a reputable antispyware scanner today. For a list of the ones we recommend, please visit our Spyware Center.

I welcome your feedback on this important change.

Happy downloading!"


D'ailleurs, certains auteurs sentaient déjà le vent tourner: par exemple les nouvelles versions de GetRight ne semblent plus contenir de spyware.