Thank you for the warning. I did a "find" for the aqueduct file and found it. It does seem to have been tracking my useage. I wondered why FTM had this "upgrade" because I don't see any real changes from version 8. I am about to uninstall version 9 and reinstall version 8. I have used FTM for years and love it. But I am very disapointed in them for this. Linda Atkins ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karla Staudt" <staudt@cptelco.net> To: <NorthernIrelandGenWeb-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 11:06 AM Subject: Re: [NIRGW] Family Tree Maker 9 WARNING - REBUTAL > RE: > >Since you don't use "don't > use FTM with any degree of proficiency (I use > PAF), I'm passing along > > this warning by way of copy and paste.> > > I DO use FTM 9.0 and I personally went and checked this out as soon as I > received the e-mail. If anyone wants to do so they can very easily. It > does not show every Internet site you've visited, etc. It does track your > use of the FTM program - such as each time you go to Individual notes, open > a family page, etc. I suspect, but don't know, that they are trying to > evaluate what items are the most useful, or where there are problems. The > log it keeps clearly states each day that you use the software: > > It has been automatically generated by a software application > that has been instrumented by an independent software vendor or > internal development group using Aqueduct Software's > Instrumentation library. The data that is being gathered will > be used by the software vendor/group to determine usage patterns > and statistics. For more information contact the software > vendor/group or > Aqueduct SoThis message is an Aqueduct Software Instrumentation Data File. > ftware, Inc. > <http://www.aqueduct.com> > 800 Menlo Avenue, Suite 215 > Menlo Park, CA 94025 > (650) 463-8700 > > I do not know that I am thrilled that they may be tracking my usage without > my knowledge, but I show NO record of transmission of this information. If > you are uncomfortable with this whole idea you should probably contact FTM > or Aqueduct and ask your questions. Personally I love FTM 9.0 with its new > features and I have no intention of deleting it. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Sutstoy@aol.com> > To: <NorthernIrelandGenWeb-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 10:24 AM > Subject: [NIRGW] Family Tree Maker 9 WARNING > > > > Hi, > > This came from one of my lists. If you use FTM read and head! > > > > FAMILY TREE MAKER, VERSION 9: A WARNING > > > > It has come to my attention that Family Tree Maker may be up to no good > > with the latest version (9) of their genealogy program. Since I don't > > use FTM with any degree of proficiency (I use PAF), I'm passing along > > this warning by way of copy and paste. Those of you who use FTM will > > want to read this carefully: > > > > "Mattel, the parent company of FTM has included tracking software in > > Version 9 which keeps track of everything you do on the internet and > > sends a log of your surfing habits to Mattel every time you log on. The > > log file is called "aqueduct" and can be found in the root directory of > > your C drive. I have deleted the file and gone back to version 8. > > > > "I discovered {this] quite by accident. In an unrelated attempt to fix > > one of my screwups on my hardrive, I discovered the file called > > "aqueduct" and opened it as I didn't know what it was. I discovered that > > it was a log of all my surfing habits and I now know, it covered the > > period from when I installed the FTM 9 upgrade to the date I discovered > > it and deleted it. I didn't realize it was a FTM by product until I > > tried to open FTM (after deleting aqueduct) and I got an error message > > saying "Aqueduct" was missing -- it seems that without the file, FTM > > version 9 will not run at all. Since I detest tracking software of any > > kind, I uninstalled FTM version 9 and reinstalled FTM version 8. Note: > > You will have to open and rename your database backup copy as any > > database file that you opened and stored in version 9 will be useless." > > > > ++++++ End of Forwarded Text ++++++ > > > > Tigger, Warrington > > > > Aloha > > Joe > > With interests in the following names: TATTERSALL, TOMLINSON, VEEVERS, > > HOLDEN, BOOTHMAN and ODDIE. 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