Ben Edelman: Bad Practices Continue at Zango

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Ben Edelman:

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Earlier this month, the FTC announced the proposed settlement of its
investigation into Zango, makers of advertising software widely installed
onto users' computers without their consent or without their informed
consent (among other bad practices).

We commend the proposed settlement's core terms. But despite these strong
provisions, bad practices continue at Zango -- practices that, in our
judgment, put Zango in violation of the key terms and requirements of the
FTC settlement. We begin by explaining the proposed settlement's
requirements. We then present eight types of violations of the proposed
settlement, with specific examples of each. We conclude with
recommendations and additional analysis.

Except where otherwise indicated, this document describes only downloads we
tested during November 2006 -- current, recent installations and behaviors.

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More:
http://www.benedelman.org/news/112006-1.html

- - ferg

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