Thank you Deltik and Dutch!

As a quite ideological Gridcoiner, this matter concerned me the moment I had read about it. One follow up question:

How did they explain or behave themselves regarding of why they are using and distributing Charity Engine in the first place? As they state themselves that it benefits of users unaware or incapable, why do they continue spreading it, especially over bundles? This seems an awkward, not to say malicious choice.

Of course one can argue about opt-in adware being ethical correct, but then one also has to argue about capability of informed choices etc.. And then there is the monetarisation, and the "Idea of Gridcoin" matter. Hmpf, difficult!