Is Modular Systems spying on me?

I know what you are thinking, “Oh God, not another reactionary blog post regurgitating all the crap about Onyx and data mining.”

This isn’t that sort of post, although it could be. I’ve not made it a secret I don’t trust the people who make the Emerald viewer any further than I can throw them. They’ve been caught collecting data on visitors to their island so the fact that they are making an army of bots to canvas the grid looking for ANYTHING should raise alarm bells in all but the most naive or mentally obtuse.

So what am I on about? Well, months ago we found a particular individual taking advantage of the land settings on my island to set up his own little domain. He was squatting, plain and simple. Using up the prims on a group owned parcel. Nothing against the TOS, but doesn’t exactly endear you in the hearts of others. He reminds me of this guy:

Illegal? No. Asshole? Yes.

Then Stuart contacts me asking about some guy doing the same thing on Rezzed TV island. Same guy doing the same thing. He returned all his stuff and without mincing words told him if he did it again he was gone. Neither of us thought much about it after that. I’d occasionally see him around hovering over parts of the island. He wasn’t doing anything as far as I could see. I figured unless he gave me reason not to I would just ignore him since he didn’t seem to be hurting anything. Although I still couldn’t help thinking if you like it here so much why don’t you actually buy a lot instead of hovering over someone else’s?

Then I happen to see a very funny website. It was the page at Modular Systems for support. Guess whose name was there? It was none other than our buddy BrokeAss SquatsAlot! (not his real name) So considering I’ve been highly critical of Emerald what is someone who is actually working for them doing on my island for hours at a time day after day for no apparent reason? Are they spying on me? Reporting back to their buddies on what we are doing? Collecting data?  Maybe. It’s possible. We know that isn’t beneath them now don’t we? Or maybe he’s just the sort of person that they can identify with and want to have representing their product. You know, a freeloading schmuck hacking their neighbors cable TV, stealing their paper, and eating out of the dumpster behind the Burger Shack. Hurry ladies, I hear he’s single and knows how to spoil a girl!

YUUMMMmmmmm… toast!

Anyway… Scrubby McBannedBritches (not his real name) is gone for good and banned from both estates. If I catch him coming back with alts he’s getting AR’ed on the spot. Let him go squat on Emerald Point.

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