Right now this is a brilliant tread but its starting to get a tad nasty!
I will ask nicely that we keep the fact in mind that members, male and females are apparently being used and that is wrong! Apparently, by his own admission, XY has been developing software that apparently will be used by others to track and collect data ... as has been stated by others, other sites do it but ALLOW you to chose to join so you knowingly agree to being part of their system and direct data collection.
XY appears to have circumvented the choice part which is clearly a violation of members rights, and if any of the selected providers that he has been working with have knowingly participated in this fiasco they too will face appropriate consequences!
Having said that, remote access to computers is a very real concern that the ladies, anyone involved in this mess, should be aware of. Any software that was added to your machine MAY give a third party remote access to your computer and allow them to monitor YOUR activities.
The choice is yours to make but be aware that when you allow someone access to your computer/your accounts ... its a ban-able offense!
DD