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Re: CCleaner Portable

Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2018 7:35 pm
by webfork
ashghost wrote:Yeah, I was thinking the "download the zip, but if the zip isn't available yet download and extract the exe..." would remain as the instructions -- unless they start releasing the zip at the same time again, or stop releasing it entirely.
Yeah we might just list both operations. I didn't think of that...

Re: CCleaner Portable

Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 12:38 pm
by lintalist
Just a heads up for those using CCleaner (I don't and wouldn't)
CCleaner update introduces Privacy options @ Ghacks wrote:Privacy settings are unavailable for Free users as we do not collect any personal identifiable information, so Free users are essentially anonymous.
...
Third party analytics – when we share your data with a third party for analytics, such as purchase optimization, crash reporting, and trend analytics. Note, all free users and paid customers can choose to turn of this feature.
Source: https://www.ghacks.net/2018/05/24/cclea ... y-options/

Re: CCleaner Portable

Posted: Wed May 30, 2018 8:04 am
by SYSTEM
The portable version of CCleaner 5.43.6522 is now available: https://www.ccleaner.com/ccleaner/builds

Re: CCleaner Portable

Posted: Wed May 30, 2018 9:21 am
by webfork
lintalist wrote: Thu May 24, 2018 12:38 pm Ghacks"]Third party analytics
As the program itself is under the "privacy tool" category that's ... a concern. I've added a note to the entry.

Re: CCleaner Portable

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2018 2:28 am
by lintalist
And now with ads https://www.ghacks.net/2018/06/28/cclea ... ng-popups/ keeps getting better and better for sure :mrgreen:

Re: CCleaner Portable

Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 8:56 am
by Midas
Betanews says it squarely:
OTOH, PAFuser reports in entry's comments he was able to block ads via the Windows firewall. One post above, agam says last version not connecting to Internet is 5.40.6411 (dated 2018-02-07)...

So all former Piriform products should next be marked as adware, maybe? :?

Re: CCleaner Portable

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 9:03 am
by billon
https://www.ccleaner.com/news/release-announcements/2018/7/24/ccleaner-v5456611/ wrote: Legal
  • Added a check to prevent the use of the application in embargoed countries
Amazing! :mrgreen:

Re: CCleaner Portable

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 4:04 pm
by Special
Better that then getting sued. What I find funny is that arne't backing down and instead just digging their grave deeper.

Re: CCleaner Portable

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 7:55 pm
by Napiophelios
Special wrote: Tue Jul 24, 2018 4:04 pm Better that then getting sued. What I find funny is that arne't backing down and instead just digging their grave deeper.
can't put them in the grave so long as they still have a heart beat :mrgreen:

Re: CCleaner Portable

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 3:05 pm
by Special

Re: CCleaner Portable

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 5:49 am
by Midas
Maybe not...
Armed with only the names and locations of shops where purchases took place, and the approximate dates and purchase amounts, De Montjoye was able to identify 94% of people by looking at just three transactions.
'Data is a fingerprint': why you aren't as anonymous as you think online
https://gu.com/p/9xezt

Re: CCleaner Portable

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 8:04 am
by Special
What does that have to do with the topic at CCleaner I posted? His first point says that we'll have control over what is being sent, all, some or none, so if it can be complete turned off then none of this backlash would have started in the first place.

Re: CCleaner Portable

Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2018 2:47 am
by Midas
I thought that would be clear: as the article pinpoints, most "anonymized" data can easily be traced back to individual users, so Piriform's claims don't hold much water to me. But if my post offends you in any way, I'll gladly move it elsewhere.

Re: CCleaner

Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2018 4:23 am
by smaragdus
gHacks - Dont install or upgrade to CCleaner 5.45, for me the last tolerable version of CCleaner is 4.19.4867. Those who still insist on using it after Piriform was acquired by Avast are masochists who deserve no respect (the same applies for those who use Windows 10), all Avast products are indisputably adware and spyware.

Re: CCleaner Portable

Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 5:01 pm
by Special
@Midas
Naw, it's all good, it doesn't offend me, it just didn't make much sense to me to bring that point up to my response about how they were back-pedaling and "removing" their "spying", but you still bring up a good point that "anonymized" data is just PR speak nowadays anyway.