We were intrigued when we came across a site offering a “Free Pope Tribute Screensaver.” Out of the 1.1 billion Catholics in the world there must be a significant number who would like such a thing on their computers as a way of celebrating the late pontiff’s life. Seems like a nice thing to offer them.
But wait! Even though the screensaver is billed as “free” you can guess that there is a cost …
When you get to the site you’ll find that the site’s owner, Freeze.com, asks you to complete “a short survey” also called on the same page “Quick Registration.” At this point those in the know will be suspicious.
Check out Freeze’s Privacy Policy, all 3,931 words of it! (the underlining is ours):
… Freeze delivers advertisements, promotions and offers by e-mail and through its screensavers to its members and subscribers who have opted-in to receive such messages, either directly through Freeze, or through one of our partners or affiliates (the
