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Who Invests in Spyware Companies?

Posted by michael on from the glad-you-asked dept.

NW writes "Ben Edelman just published a list of major investors in spyware companies totaling over $139 million in venture capital." Slashdot has not verified Edelman's information, and please note that harassing the receptionist at these places is unlikely to cause any change in their investment policies.

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  1. 007 by wolflike · · Score: 5, Funny

    MI5, FBI, CIA, the usual dated TLA arm's of the illuminati

  2. Reads like a... by Chrontius · · Score: 5, Funny

    Reads like a hit list.

    I give it ten minutes for the DDOS to start.

  3. Re:Slashdot has not verified Edelman's information by Wyatt+Earp · · Score: 4, Funny

    When the Editors verify it, they link the story as a duplicate post.

  4. My company should be on that list! by dynamo_mikey · · Score: 5, Funny

    My company has been giving millions of dollars to a company in Redmond Washington and some of that cash is being redirected to support a malware product known only as "Internet Explorer."

    -dynamo