Spyware Guide's entry on the program states that it is adware. Īnti-virus company Trend Micro classifies the software as spyware and adware. Īnti-virus company Symantec classifies BonziBuddy as Adware. reported the settlement of a class action suit on May 27, 2003. Originally brought against Bonzi Software on December 4, 2002, the suit accused Bonzi of using its banner advertisements to deceptively imitate Windows computer alerts, alerting the user that their IP address is being broadcast.
In the settlement, Bonzi agreed to modify their ads so that they looked less like Windows dialog boxes and more like advertisements. On February 18, 2004, the Federal Trade Commission released a statement indicating that Bonzi Software, Inc. was ordered to pay $75,000 in fees, among other aspects, for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act by collecting personal information from children under the age of 13 with BonziBuddy.BonziBuddy, sometimes called Bonzi Buddy, Bonzibuddy, BonziBuddy, or BONZIBuddy : homepage. The software provides an on-screen software agent designed to help users surf the Internet by using Microsoft Agent technology.
In summary, Bonzi Buddy keeps you informed of late breaking news, organizes the internet the way you want it, makes you smile throughout your day with the little monkey personality, educates people of all ages with its wealth of knowledge and trivia, makes your computer and the internet easier, safer, and definitely more fun, and has the ability to save you money. Bonzi Buddy takes the form of a purple monkey on your desktop, and can easily be spotted. Amongst what it can do includes talking to keep you company, walking, telling you a joke- funny right?, helping you browse, searching for files, send an e-mail, and helping in downloading files.
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