You cannot be detected. They are not allowed to see what programs you are running unless they use illegal means in which then you could sue them and gain lots of dough. $$$
It won't happen, it's not like a hack. All it's doing is picking up information, like a radio, as he said. I gaurantee you won't get your account banned unless you run around saying i'm packetcollecting WoooOooOoOoo.
It simply comes down to, do you want to or not. There is no risk involved, just the lazyness factor.
