Adobe Flash Player is installing SPYWARE! ... It is called "Google"

Upon turning my PC on today, I got the standard black pop-up window from Adobe, advising that a new version of Flash Player was available for download, which I agreed to do.
As the installer ran, I saw that Google Chrome was being installed without my consent! After Flash player finished installing, I tried to stop the "Google" installation, but couldn't!
I went directly to Control Panel and uninstalled Google Chrome before allowing the installer to finish its dirty work.
Well, the application detected this and and opened Internet Explorer, which I NEVER use and have Internet connection disabled through my firewall.
This is playing dirty, Adobe! No- this isn't "playing" at all! This is illegal intrusion~ This is SPYWARE!
In the past, Adobe Flash player gave the chance to "opt out" of Google Chrome (which we shouldn't HAVE to do), but now, we have NO CHOICE, because Google has become WORSE than any spyware or virus! And that is they now have the trust of the world.
Remember: Power corrupts... Absolute power corrupts absolutely!
Adobe, if you even care anymore, we are asking that you do something about this intrusion.
No one has the right to install programs without the consent of the owner of the devise. And you know it!
You guys think we have no power of choice and so can't do anything about this... That's what revolution is all about!

Just started installing Flash and clicked install as one normally does. I noticed it started installing google so i quickly clicked cancel.
I have logged this in another thread and only afterwards spotted this one.
I have since restarted the install and now noticed the PRE-TICKED tickbox for Google installation. I think that should be made illegal.
The company I work for deals with other large companies who use flash for online videos so unfortunately we need flahs installed.
I havn't updated flash for a while, but I now understand why I have had calls from users having difficulties using the internet as in every instance they had lost their well known microsoft explorer and coul dno longer find all the menu options and icons they were uised to.
I then have tpo de-install google and re-enable explorer for them.
Google's attitute is costing businesses money and I think they are on a fine line between promoting themselves and being common criminals. They are not doing themseves any favors though, that's a fact!

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