FTC Bars Popup Backdoor Ads

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Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday August 10, 2004 @03:22AM from the i'm-your-backdoor-ad dept.

zanderredux was one of several readers to note that the FTC has banned backdoor popups. This is the result of the D Squared case that we've heard a bit about in the past. The case also restricted them from sending IM ads as well.

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Banned? by drinkypoo · 2004-08-10 03:24 · Score: 4, Funny

This is really going to negatively affect my sex life. Will the FTC please get out of my bedroom, and keep their laws off my body while they're at it?

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Messenger service is fun by Anonymous Coward · 2004-08-10 03:26 · Score: 5, Funny

I was one of the team leaders on the Windows NT project, in fact my team was in charge of the Messenger service.

Nothing like watching an entire department power cycle their machine because they received

"An error has occured at 0x8000000C. Please reboot your system."
1. Re:Messenger service is fun by StuckInSyrup · 2004-08-10 04:41 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Yes, I have to agree, it was fun.
  In school, we did some statistics stuff in excell, and the lesson was boring like hell. A guy in front of me played Doom 2 in a window and still kept on with the statistics. So I decided to make some fun of my own. I wrote something like:
  
  "System message: Out of memory, please close the application."
  
  The guy looked around a little stressed and closed Doom 2. After a while I have sent another message:
  
  "I SAID YOU HAVE TO CLOSE THE FUCKING APPLICATION!"
  
  This time the guy looked so scared, I couldn't hold the laugh.
  Yeah, the messenger was fun. I will take a minute of silence for him.
  
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Uh oh by thebra · 2004-08-10 03:27 · Score: 5, Funny

My computer is broadcasting an IP address, but without ads how will I be able to stop this?
Numbers are wrong by StacyWebb · 2004-08-10 03:28 · Score: 5, Funny

"claiming it could send pop-ups to as many as 135,000 internet addresses each hour." Actually D squared = 250,000

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worthless by xsupergr0verx · 2004-08-10 03:29 · Score: 4, Funny

How am I going to know if I won a 3 free day trip to Hawaii for being the 82,711,365th visitor?

Not to mention X-10 softcore.

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Re:Popups are dead... by gid13 · 2004-08-10 03:33 · Score: 5, Funny

Pfft... I'm not going to get excited until Netcraft confirms it.
TV next...? by d474 · 2004-08-10 03:48 · Score: 5, Funny

Now if they could just get rid of these 30 second pop-up ads that appear on my TV 4 or 5 at a time. Like, I'll be watching a movie, it'll get to a really good part, and then BAM!, 6 pop-ads about feminine products, male enhancement pills, etc.

The worst part is they seem to get more agressive towards the end of the movie. Once I saw like 15 pop-up ads before the cliff hanger ending last scene. When is the FTC going to outlaw this madness!?

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