So, Microsoft last week announced they were buying spyware-giant Claria. I had hoped maybe this was some bizarre move by Microsoft to buy them and shut them down -- you know, a gesture to the community or something.
Sadly, no, they appear to be doing something much stupider, as Microsoft's anti-spyware application now detects but "ignores" Claria's spyware. Very odd move by the beast in Redmond.