One of the big advantages of using RSS is eliminating spam - right?
Another is the fact that the user is in control by subscribing ONLY to feeds she/he wants to - right?
No unwanted messages - right?
From what I've just experienced I'm tempted to say WRONG to all three questions.
Earlier this evening I refreshed my RSS-reader and saw hundreds of the strangest news-snippets being displayed.
Nothing (as per usual) from the SBI! forum and nothing from any of the other feeds that I have set up. All my chosen feeds have been working 100% until now. Instead, I had lots of UNWANTED feeds. (do we call this spam as well?)
I checked the channels and all my channels were gone - replaced by feeds that were definitely not set up by me.
WHAT IS GOING ON??? (Sorry for shouting but this, I think, is worth shouting about)
Here's a screen dump - for those who need proof.
Has anyone experienced something similar?
Could this be spy ware?
Any ideas?
Any one?
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