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Data Mining - A Big No No

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Data Mining - A Big No No

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We recently discovered a site  (http://www.adsdot.net/dl/)that was mining data from WinCustomize and was displaying the data as their own. (Thanks GoodMorphing for pointing this out)

If you navigate to their site at click on the Wallpapers or Skins links you will notice that they are no longer mining our data. Tsk Tsk Tsk.

It really ticks me off when people do that!  Jerks!

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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Not sure how everything is set up but they ought to be able to do an server-side ALLOW type thing to prevent deep-linking the items. Granted, the more sites that use the info the harder it would be. I guess the wincusto browser would have to be taken into account as well.
Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top


I realize that makes me look like a very nosy person, but I really am not. I wouldn't do that to invade someone's privacy.......
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Reply #29 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Yep....Diane needs a right, good round of applause for tripping over this site.

She passed the info onto me....I had a quick look and passed it on to the 'guys with the guns'....and it was 'fixed'...

So....thanks again, GM for what ya dun....

Reply #30 from WinCustomize Forums Top
yeppers GM did it good with that and we all owe her a big hug and thanks...

People doing DM really eat up bandwidth, and if you think about how many hits this site gets on its own, imagine it having to deal with a number of sites with say only one thrid the hits daily almost doubling normal bandwidth use?

sheesh...


grrrrrr posers suck...

Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top
*BLUSH* .... ah, shucks!!! NP!

hehe... bet that site regrets locking me out of downloads from MY WinCustomize!
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Reply #32 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Way to GO, GM!



Reply #33 from WinCustomize Forums Top
check out the libraries now!
Reply #34 from WinCustomize Forums Top
ummmm... I thought data mining is good for data warehouses?

...wiat nevermind your talking about something else.


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Reply #35 from WinCustomize Forums Top
check out the libraries now!


Just three walls...

Reply #36 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Datamining is *for* data warehouses

WebMD is a major player in that, matter of fact that is one fo the areas of the business that the FBI has been investigating

Oh that and illegal business pratices...

Reply #37 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Never touch minors myself...