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Then stop bringing it up as if it is.

It's fact.

What tracking is Alexa doing?

I think that this is stretching the definition of spyware to the point where it causes the author to look foolish. It takes the current URL and sends it to the Alexa servers so that they can cross reference it to other URLs with similar content.

And most people wouldn't know what Alexa is nor care. Nor does not knowing about it make it spyware.

It says "Powered by Alexa" in the results window. Doesn't seem like they're trying to hide anything to me.

Complete and question disclosure about implementation details. Something most users are unlikely to care about. This is a bunch of over zealous antimalware people trying to make something out of nothing.

Even so it doesn't mean anything. The point we were debating was if my suggestions could protect a user from malware. They can. Even giving you that this is questionably spyware it was: 1. A feature implemented by Microsoft, 2. Due to one it was known. It didn't sneak onto the system through a vulnerability. It didn't bypbutt my suggestions. IOW even if I were to give you that it is questionably spyware for the sake of argument it still doesn't prove anything.

Josh