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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. They talk about going after spammers.... by motherjoe · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They talk about going after spammers, but maybe what they need to do is go after these companies that invest in them.

    If the spammers didn't have these companies funding them, then I dare say they wouldn't last very long.

    just .02

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  2. Re:Weatherbug? by CoffeeJedi · · Score: 5, Insightful

    not only is it hard as hell to uninstall, when you go through the process it says first:
    "Stop! Do you really want to uninstall Weatherbug? It could save your life!"
    and then:
    "Click here to stop recieving LIFE SAVING hazardous weather alerts!"

    any program that tries to scare people (probably older computer users, ie: grandparents) into keeping it, is malware in my book

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