WeatherBug Announces Desktop Software Bill of Rights

Perhaps to set itself apart from the crowd or perhaps to head off WhenU and Claria-like lawsuits, WeatherBug has published a Bill of Rights “For Consumer & Business Internet Users Who Download a Desktop Application to a Computer.”

Including statement such as “The right to receive clear, meaningful notice” (regarding download), “The right to rapidly and easily uninstall as unwanted application” and “The right to a download completely free of any spyware'” the ten point bill aims to clearly define how ad-supported software should “behave” when interacting with a consumer.

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