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N.Y. AG Spitzer Sues 'Spyware' Company Over Pop-Up Ads
From: "Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 15:46:48 GMT
Via Yahoo! News (AP). [snip] New York's attorney general sued another Internet pop-up advertising company Tuesday, accusing it of secretly installing malicious programs on personal computers and sending ads through "spyware" that is already installed. Eliot Spitzer said Direct Revenue LLC has installed millions of pop-up ad programs that also monitor the Internet activity of users. He asked a state court to stop the practice. "These applications are deceptive and unfair to consumers, bad for businesses that rely on efficient networks to do their jobs, and bad for online retailers that need consumers to trust and enjoy their online experience," Spitzer said. "We will continue to side with consumers in their fight for control of their desktops." [snip] AP article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060404/ap_on_hi_te/spitzer_spyware OAG press release: http://www.oag.state.ny.us/press/2006/apr/apr04a_06.html - ferg -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawg () netzero net or fergdawg () sbcglobal net ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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