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Pop-Under Deception and Private Property

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the sleeping-in-the-bed-you-made dept.

RogerRamjet98 writes "I was browsing the web today and I got hit with a pop-under ad. Annoying but no big deal, right? Wrong. This one managed to change my home page to (CT:Link removed. Why would we send these dicks traffic?) Which pretends to be yahoo, and is convincing enough to fool the average computer user, but is really a platform for launching more pop-under ads. Combine this with the AOL/WinXP news, and it makes me think that the settings on my computer ought to enjoy legal protection as private property: Changing them without my permission (such as adjusting my home page, or whatnot) should constitute assault or trespass." Or turn of JavaScript. Or don't run IE. But good luck on that trespass case. With a history of laws like the DMCA, Uncle Sam can only make it worse.

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  1. c'mon taco, admit it by mrwiz · · Score: 2, Troll

    You were just trying out a neat new javascript trick on the front page for a few min and THOSE DICKS are really the slashdot crew. ::grins::

  2. You think that's bad? by Harvey · · Score: 0, Troll

    At least you didn't get bitten by this hole. Goodbye, kernel...