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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 02:48:42 -0600 (CST)
From: Bob Socrates <mcwhirk@MAIL.AUBURN.EDU>
Subject: File 3--Re: "Entrapment Scam" (CuD 6.19)

re: entrapment scam

I came across a similar thing on the Macintosh side of the world.

I bought a programming language called Prograph CPX.  Instead of the
typical Business Response card where you fill out a survey and list your
reg# etc, they sent along a registration disk (which is processed by a
separate company, not Prograph International -- something like MultiMedia
Works or some-such).

Well, you do all the stuff you -have- to do in order to register this
product.  Then, using a quick scan with Resedit, I found an invisible
file called 'Exploding Pink Poodles' which listed the majority of
desk-accessories and inits I had running on my machine.

Personally, I think that since I simply wanted to register this program,
and was not participating in a voluntary survey, I believe this is an
invasion of my privacy.

I quickly delete the file, then mailed the disk in.


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