Unacceptable update policy of Buhl Tax Software: Update only to e-mail link 1

My comment does not comment on the quality of product WISO Steuer bankbook 2013 (for tax year 2012 / Frustration-Free Packaging), but refers to the change in the update policy of Buhl Data Service GmbH, which in the period between December 2012 and January 2013 ( ) wanted to enforce an update only to email link!. This unacceptable attempt to Buhl Data Service GmbH, to access the email addresses of all customers who failed fortunately the protest of the users so that an external update (and only this) without forced to specify an email address is up to date again possible.

However, the data collection of the Buhl Data Service GmbH is not limited to email addresses, on how many users complained an aggressive marketing is operated:

Very attentive computer users will notice that the installed Buhl control Bankbook software begins to communicate immediately after booting the PC with Buhl servers even when the PC users the Buhl-tax Bankbook software totally unaware called.

In other words: If you do three days a year with the Buhl-tax Bankbook software your annual tax return, is also on all the other 362 days of the year, where you do not want to use the Buhl-tax Bankbook Software , this installation nevertheless started with each start-up of your computer in the background and communicate with the Buhl servers and tap into your memory!

This happens because the Buhl Data Service GmbH unasked freedom takes to write the control Bankbook software during installation in objectively appropriate manner in the startup routines of your computer.
If you do not like this intrusion into your computer Highness, you can prevent this in the following way:

1. Click the Windows Start button, click Run, type msconfig.exe. Click OK.

2. Click the Startup tab and scroll down to the option "WISO My Tax savings account today".

3. Remove the check mark next to the option "WISO My Tax savings account today". Then click OK.

4. Restart the computer.

After this reboot the WISO tax software will no longer automatically run in the background and communicate with Buhl servers, but only if you decide to start the WISO Steuer bankbook 2013.

If you want to read more about the trial of Buhl Data Service GmbH to enforce an update only to e-mail link, you may like to read on. Otherwise, you are happy that the customer protest (again through Amazon) was successful and you can continue to externally perform an update without providing your email address. Also, make sure that the WISO Steuer bankbook 2013 unnecessarily writes in the startup routines of your computer and your memory and then picks up, if you do not use the software.

December 23, 2012:

Until now you could see the indispensable product updates without registration and disclosure of personal information (such as email) to make. I had eventually given years ago of Buhl Data Service GmbH my email address and then have been haunted by their e-mail advertising, without being able to stop it - until I changed my email address.

So I've made since the WISO Steuer bankbook 2012 updates only via the update site of Buhl Data Service GmbH, where the most current update was downloading and then install it on the PC without giving any personal data. Finally, the program checks when installing my 25-digit number as a guarantee update authorization.

When program update two options were offered so far:
Option 1:
"Yes, I want to register my version of the program.
Confidence Guarantee: The registration information will be encrypted and protected within the meaning of the Data Protection Act. You will not be passed to third parties for advertising purposes. "
Option 2:
"No, I do not want to register my version of the program.
I invite the current program update under [...] itself down and install it manually. "

Since December 2012 it has apparently decided at the Buhl Data Service GmbH, the registration objectors who were careless enough to buy the product, to force in the Datenschwitzkasten of companies marketing: The decision not to register the program version, the Buhl Data Service GmbH now answered with the compulsion to specify an email address to which the Buhl Data Service GmbH will send a download link. When the update - as before - will download, now opens an additional field with the following text:

"Your Email Address: *
Download link to this email address Send >> Or: Sign up for direct download >>
* We will inform you when a new version of the product exists. You can unsubscribe at any time free of charge. "

The trick I know. The ability to "unsubscribe at any time free of charge" his e-mail from Buhl-product placement to be able, is a pure Kundenverarschung. These emails have only had an end with me, after I changed my email address.

I marvel at the audacity and stupidity of the marketing people of Buhl, so deal with customers. So you have to ask the question the smug dominions: Taugt your product so little that you force your customers so brutal in your Marketingschwitzkasten and they have to bombard them with your product marketing?

01 January 2013:

Some commentators have reported similar experiences to be afflicted with the specified email address with e-mail advertising and specifying the mail address even with letter Advertisements aggressive Buhl customers Marketing is known for years.

The nice note of commentators to use a separate disposable email address for the compulsory registration in Buhl, however, is not effective and in my view, misses the essence of the problem. Of course I have tried this as a very first step alternative to the use of a known server with disposable addresses. The interesting result: Buhl has probably captured those mail servers on a blacklist and sent to the selected e-mail me AddressGuard NO download link. Apparently you have correctly inserted Manpower against the registration objectors.
This begs the question: (say so clearly do I) How much confidence you can still have software developers who are not able to rejoice that customers buy their products, but their customers, who trust in the product, with its marketing downright bully?

January 27, 2013:

Today a new update for WISO Steuer bankbook 2013 was due. And lo and behold: The external update an email address was finally possible without compulsory registration.

This is also noticed other. One commentator (Alesius) brought it today very nicely to the point: "I am looking forward [...] that the compulsion to be gone I find it also very angry, and the company only change something if they complain as much as possible! or simply go to the competition. [...] A lot of companies make with our data much money and using it effectively to them does not really matter. If you do not care, then that's your thing, I do not in any case with there. Derlei companies know usually have no boundaries and are always greedy; if people can make it with mainly ".

I think that only the numerous and significant protests have led the Buhl Data Service GmbH, (just update to e-mail link) to abandon the unacceptable update policy in the control Passbook software.

That was a thwarted at least for now-theft attempt. Buhl will certainly continue to collect data; Be vigilant.