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Verisign Ordered to Stop Deceptive Renewal Notices

Posted by timothy on from the getting-off-way-too-easy dept.

Ummagumma writes: "CNN is running a story on how the courts have ordered Verisign to stop their deceptive 'renewal notices' to other registrars' customers. I've gotten a couple of these, and was smart enough to figure out what's going on, but this is a dirty practice, of borderline legality. Let's hope they get smacked down hard for this one..."

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  1. deceptive 'renewal notices' by NiftyNews · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "deceptive 'renewal notices'"

    Oh, you mean like the dozen or so "helpful reminders" we get from every magazine subscription we own?

    My favorite is when they send them 4 months in advance, letting me know that there is a distinct possibility of my life crumbling if I miss an issue.

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  2. Rejected story by platinum · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Perhaps someone can let me know why, when I submitted this exact story yesterday, it was quickly rejected:

    * 2002-05-15 21:44:50 Verisign order to stop ads (articles,news) (rejected)