Feds Asked to Take Action Against Adware Creator

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday January 23, 2006 @10:36AM from the paging-big-brother dept.

An anonymous reader writes "CNet is reporting that a consumer watchdog group has asked the Federal Trade Commission to take action against 180solutions and CJB.net for unfair and deceptive business practices. The Center for Democracy and Technology submitted over 150 pages of examples of 180s bad practices." From the article: "180Solutions deliberately and repeatedly duped Internet users into downloading intrusive advertising software, according to a Center for Democracy and Technology complaint (download PDF). The company continued these practices even after it pledged to better itself and after receiving warnings from spyware experts and privacy advocates, the group said."

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Re:And not always duped... by drinkypoo · 2006-01-23 10:48 · Score: 1, Troll

Under IE7? The browser's not even out yet, and already there's exploits in the wild?

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Re:Your spyware stories? Here's mine by Nimey · 2006-01-23 12:20 · Score: 0, Troll

You look like a pretentious wanker when you end your sentences with "..." all the time.

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