Originally posted by yoshi
This has absolutely positively nothing to do with the user interface. You're just associating GUI with lesser security/privacy because there are more GUI apps, GUI apps are more likely to be oriented towards first-time users, and some unscrupulous programmers know that first-time users have no idea about computers in general and make spyware accompany the program.
But this is just as easily done with command-based programs. The only issue is that nearly everyone who uses command-based programs are in the know, and won't put up with crappy software bundled with spyware.
If programmed correctly (and this is where object-oriented programming techniques come in handy), you can have the entire program logic seperated from the interface - ie. you could have a GUI and text based version of the same program.
You might know this already Jeo, but from what you posted you are trying to link graphical-interface software to spyware.. I find it very illogical.
do you know, when you use a serial or w/e for cuteftp that more than 100 people use, Cute FTP spies on you. There is absolutely no way you know this, unless you have filters to see exactly what is going through. Why cant the average user know this? Because it is an internet program.
Now, back to command based with spyware. When I say command based, the safest on windows atleast, is just the inbuilt FTP. NOT through explorer shell. Because explorer is the killer, saving passwords, and all sorts of crap. the built in FTP, i.e cmd>ftp is very safe. It does only what you tell it to do, and you have COMPLETE control over whatever it does. In explorer, I bet there are hundreds of things its doing, that you dont know. But look, what program does explorer use to access FTP? the same command based FTP program. I dunno, maybe im confusing myself, HSC stress :angry:
