Spam. An obvious choice.
It doesn't personally bother me as I work with (read: fix and remove)spyware, malware and viruses and know the signs of bullshit.
"Ars Technica quotes a recent study by Microsoft that found that 58% of American consumers didn't even know "online threats" existed." ( copied from the consumerist. article in link above.
This stat scares me. No wonder spammers are making millions.
this is the number 1 problem..... period.
Stop the stupidity.... educated yourself.
Anti Virus Companies. Namely Norton.
They preach and preach.... and use valuable resources. I won't rant..... click the links and learn.
Digital Right's Management.
DRM doesn't work... and it never will. For every brainiac programmer that encodes a new type of DRM, there are a hundred SMARTER hackers that will break it... usually within a week's time.
It also impedes usage by actual honest users.
The link above is Itunes specific... but you should know if you purchase musci online.
"Phishing". The only type of phishing I like is with a fishing rod.
Porn. No matter how hard you try to avoid it... it finds you!!!!!!!!!
Not that there is anything wrong with smut :)
Latency. Having to wait for some old, slow ass server in the middle of nowhere ticks me off.
Nosey Government Agencies.
Trust me... If they want to, they will monitor you. Window's Operating Systems all have a back door. don't think for a minute that they don't have the keys to that door... even if Microsoft didn't give it to them.
A good thing to track down kiddie porn creeps...... but bad for people who speak out against the government.
Annoying Smilies that make noise and do everything BUT smile.
THANKFULLY..... I have my Firefox browser tweaked enough that I rarely see those annoying advertisements for them.
Tracking Cookies. I just hate nosy companies.
Delete your cookies often. I do mine manually at least twice a day. Protect the ones you need (sopping cart info or login info)...turf the rest.
Ever wonder why wherever you surf, the ads are almost "tailored" to your interests. That is because they are.
Websites that BLAST music at you, and have no off switch.
OnMyList
List your pants off!