sundance-communications.com/forum Forums General General Telephone & Systems Information MagicJack’s EULA says it will spy on you

And there is no uninstaller- you have to manually edit your registry to rid yourself of the MagicJack software.

Story here.

-Hal

That looks like an adds for voicestick & vontage
who is getting pissed @ magicjack

Well, I don't know about that. The point is that there are strings attached to these bargain basement services that people who think they are getting a bargain should be aware of. In this case MJ is being clearly deceptive about not only how it works by not making its EULA terms prominent but by not providing a means to uninstall the software.

Anybody who puts software on you computer that provides them with information about you, doesn't tell you about it and doesn't provide a means to uninstall it is clearly guilty of disseminating malware in my book.

-Hal

Anybody who puts software on you computer that provides them with information about you, doesn't tell you about it and doesn't provide a means to uninstall it is clearly guilty of disseminating malware in my book.

Absolutely :thumb:

I will agree that the EULA should be prominently displayed on MagicJack's home page but I don't think that's a big deal these days that it's not. (I do wish they would offer an uninstall option if I want to uninstall it for whatever reason.)

After all, you must "agree" with the Terms Of Service (and therefore the EULA) BEFORE you download the software when you sign up for the service just like any other software you download from the Internet.

I've said in other threads that I do have a problem with MagicJack when I'm talking to someone with hearing problems but all-in-all I think it's well worth the money.

I just don't like to see a product bashed like the above linked article did with no data to back it up other than taking parts of the TOS and using those bits and pieces to substantiate an opposing point of view and/or a negative review.

If anyone cares to read the TOS for MagicJack, here it is.

As for spying on me,,,,, I couldn't care less if "they" know who I call. I don't read the advertisements anyway.
Privacy??? Exactly how much privacy does anyone expect from the WWW?
(World Wide Web) If it's World Wide, how private can it be?

I found some information about deleting the
Magic Jack software a while back..for those of you who can't get to that link..here's what it says:
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If you need to uninstall Magicjack:

Various Instructions for Removing MagicJack Software (Windows Operating System)

Version Number One

1. Unplug the MagicJack USB Dongle. Go to “Start” in Windows and click on “run” and type (enter) regedit and press Enter.
2. Now Click on + Sign next to HKEY_LOCAL MACHINE.
3. Click on + Sign next to SYSTEM.
4. Click on + Sign next to CurrentControlSet.
5. Click on + Sign next to Enum.
6. Locate the folder called USB. Right Click on the Folder and Click on “Permissions”.
7. In permissions Click on the Check Mark called “Allow” to the right of “Full Control”.
8. Click OK.
9. Next Click on + Sign next to USB and locate two folders called “Vid1307″.
10. Right Click on one at a time and select Delete.
11. Next Click on - Sign next to USB.
12. Right Click on the folder named USBSTOR and Allow permissions.
13. Next Click on + Sign next to USBSTOR.
14. Locate the folders named “CdRom&Ven_YMAX&Prod_MagicJack&Rev” and “Disk&Ven_YMAX&Prod_MagicJack&Rev”
15. Right Click on these Folders one at a time and hit Delete.

Version Number Two

1. Double Click on your Hard Drive (usually called C:\).
2. Double Click on Documents and Settings.
3. Double Click on the Folder that has the Username you use when logging into Windows.
4. Double Click on Application Data.
5. Double Click on Folder labeled “mjusbsp”.
6. Double Click on Folder labeled “in00000″.
7. Find the Setup File there and Delete.

Version Number Three

1. Use Device Manager to Uninstall the MagicJack cdrom/disk drive/usb hub.
2. Unplug the MagicJack device.
3. Delete the mjusbsp Directory and all Subdirectories (probably at c:\documents and settings\(your user profile name)\application data\mjusbsp).
4. Use regedit to locate the HKEY Current User Talk4Free entries and Delete the Talk4Free Key and all Subkeys.
5. Delete the MagicJack Directory and all Subdirectores (probably at c:\documents and settings\(your user profile name)\local settings\application data\magicjack).
6. Delete any start menu and desktop Icons.
7. Reboot.