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Advertisers May Face Ridicule For Adware

Posted by Zonk on from the waking-up-to-reality dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A ZDNet article reports that the FTC may be gearing up to humiliate companies that advertise via adware." From the article: "The FTC would publicly announce and publish the name of a company that advertises using adware that installs itself surreptitiously on consumer PCs or using spyware, Leibowitz said. He would recommend publicly shaming advertisers to the other FTC commissioners if the adware problem doesn't decrease, he said."

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  1. Wet bus ticket by imoou · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wow, public shaming is as severe as hitting those offenders with a wet bus ticket or a tap on the knuckles.

    Wake me up when there's a public stoning.

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    1. Re:Wet bus ticket by Jambon · · Score: 5, Funny
      Wake me up when there's a public stoning.

      Dude, that would be awesome. However, man, I can't really see the DEA being chill with that. I mean, that would be a lot of weed.

  2. whoa by MasterOfUniverse · · Score: 4, Funny

    FTC actually siding with the people, instead of corp america??? Whoa, looks like pigs can now free to fly..

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  3. Finally, someone to stop these shameless people by istartedi · · Score: 5, Funny

    By... ummm... shaming them... umm... wait.. I think I see a possible flaw in this plan.

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  4. Re:Sounds like free advertising. by crotherm · · Score: 4, Funny


    No such thing as bad publicity.

    I don't know about that. How is SCO doing these days with all that free advertising we gave them?

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