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180 Solutions Cuts Back on Spyware Installs

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the squeeky-wheel-gets-the-grease dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Washingtonpost.com is reporting that adware purveyor 180Solutions has finally decided to stop letting third-party companies install their programs for commission without 180's approval. The story says 180 announced the move after pressure from public interest groups who threatened to file a formal complaint with regulators at the Federal Trade Commission."

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  1. Re:Bad for digiticians! by Frogbert · · Score: 2, Funny
    but we the slashdot readers are a group most densely than any other made up of people who are paid good cash money (sometimes sex!) to clean this crap out of people's computers.
    Fixing computers for sex! Where the hell are you fixing computers? A porno set?
  2. Re:Bad for digiticians! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Fixing computers for sex! Where the hell are you fixing computers? A porno set?

    No, his sister's house, silly.

  3. Re:Bad for digiticians! by Supurcell · · Score: 5, Funny
    Fixing computers for sex! Where the hell are you fixing computers? A porno set?
    "I got a call that someone had a problem with their computer."
    "I called. I don't think this big, floppy disk will fit in my tiny drive."
    "Don't worry, I'll make it fit. Looks like you have some backdoors on here too."
  4. My Portfolio! by dogbreathcanada · · Score: 2, Funny

    What?!? Now my 180Solutions stock will be worthless.

  5. Re:Please by Red+Alastor · · Score: 2, Funny
    And we are not even slashdotting them !

    http://www.180solutions.com/

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  6. Wait.... by emrysk · · Score: 2, Funny

    180 solutions to cut back on spyware? Isn't that a little excessive?

  7. Isn't this rather like... by sanx · · Score: 4, Funny
    180 Solutions to cut down on spyware installs

    Isn't this rather like promising you'll only beat your wife once a week from now on?

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  8. Gettin' tired... by Aenema · · Score: 2, Funny

    of their own popups?

  9. I can't believe I'm the first to say this... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    But does this mean 180 Solutions is pulling a 180? ::ducks::

  10. Who is 180 Solutions? by joelsanda · · Score: 2, Funny

    MacOS users are dyin' to know ;-)

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  11. Re:Bad for digiticians! by nyri · · Score: 2, Funny

    "I got a call that someone had a problem with their computer."
    "I called. I don't think this big, floppy disk will fit in my tiny drive."
    "Don't worry, I'll make it fit. Looks like you have some backdoors on here too."

    I just reached new level of being a nerd. I got a hard-on because of someone writing naughy messages about computers in slashdot.