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Google Battles Fraudulent Clicks

hthb writes "Google admits on CNN Money that fraudulent clicks are becoming a very large problem for them. 'A top Google official said that growing abuse of the company's lucrative sponsored ad-search model jeopardizes the popular Internet search engine's business. "I think something has to be done about this really, really quickly, because I think, potentially, it threatens our business model," Google Chief Financial Officer George Reyes said Wednesday.'" We had an earlier story about attempted extortion.

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  1. Re:Still A Scam even if they stop *external* fraud by jimi+the+hippie · · Score: 0, Troll

    Man, you're analogy is soooo wrong. People don't choose to be black (or any other ethinic/racial minority), they however, choose to be lawyers.

  2. HR30972 Fraudulent Click Crime Legislation by Blitzenn · · Score: 1, Troll

    ... The US Senate to announced passage of legislation that will attach a two year prision sentence to anyone caught clicking fraudulently on a Google advertising. Google, amongst other advertising mediums have stated that this type of crime cost them billions of dollars per year....

    ...12 year old boy from Deluth Minn. was sentence to 16 consectutive 2 year prison sentences under the new HR30972 legislation today. To be freed at the age of 44 years of age.