Comments on: MagicJack SLAPPed with $50,000 penalty

By: DeVaughn Salter

DeVaughn Salter — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:11:13 +0000

Did anyone attempt to unistall via control panel? Sounds logical to me.

By: rc primak

rc primak — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:40:57 +0000

Also, you cannnot run any super-uninstaller until there is an uninstaller for the software somewhere on your computer.

By: rc primak

rc primak — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:39:57 +0000

EP –

There actually turns out to be an uninstaller for the Magic Jack software — they just don’t provide it when you plug in the device. There’s a Lounge thread on the subject:

http://lounge.windowssecrets.com/index.php?showtopic=772729&st=0&gopid=828602&#entry828602

Thanks to moderator JoeP for the links to the instructions.

By: EP

EP — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:01:14 +0000

oh terrific! one of my cousins use Magic Jack hardware and software on his laptop. don’t know how much he is using it though.

rc primak, one could try these “uninstall” steps here:
http://www.perfect-uninstaller.com/blog/how-to-unistall-magic-jack-software/

By: rcprimak

rcprimak — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:52:48 +0000

So, if someone wants to remove the Magic Jack software, any idea how to remove it? The article says there is no uninstaller.

By: Maghullyback

Maghullyback — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:04:28 +0000

Hey Woody,

Check out this snippet of dialogue from the Iain M. Banks novel Use Of Weapons. Basically it’a a guy in a future world talking with his “intelligent” spacesuit. Remind you of anything?

“Suit; patch into the aircraft; assume control without letting anybody else know.”
“Assuming covert control-jurisdiction of single aircraft within range; confirm.”
“Confirmed. And stop asking me to confirm everything.”
“Control-juristiction assumed. Lapsing confirmatory instruction protocols; confirm.”
“Good grief. Confirmed!”
“Confirm protocol lapsed.”

Published in 1990. Is this where Micro$oft got UAC from? Sounds like it to me.

Cheers Woody.

By: rc primak

rc primak — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:11:39 +0000

Ugh!! I just read the BoingBoing article on the Magic Jack SLAPP lawsuit. It makes the company look butt ugly! I hadn’t realized what kind of EULA games and privacy violations the company may have been engaged in until I read this. My Dad has a Magic Jack installed on one of his computers. Anyone know how to uninstall the Magic Jack spyware –er, software?

Magic Jack owners should read the whole article – this is seriously messed up stuff on the part of Magic Jack!!