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Yahoo Sued for Spyware, Typosquatting-Based Ads
An anonymous reader writes to mention a Yahoo! suit involving allegations of spyware and typosquatting-based ads. From the article: "The suit claims that Yahoo displayed these advertisers' online ads via spyware and adware products and on so-called 'typosquatter' Web sites that capitalize on misspellings of popular trademarks or company names. Potentially more explosive is the plaintiff's claim that Yahoo regularly uses its relationship with adware and typosquatting sites to gin up extra revenue around earnings time, alleging that the company is conspiring to boost revenue by partnering with some of the Internet's seamier characters."
For instance, if I type "Asia" doesn't google return with :
Did you mean "Send me ur outsourced job plz"
Isn't that indirect squatting?
Raise AdBlock, Mr. Worf. Continual fire, all bannings.
Whether or not they are promoting typosquatting or not
They do! google typosquats gooogle and redirects it to google! Those sneaky bastards.
Slow Down, Cowboy! It's been 60 minutes since you last successfully posted a comment.
That stupid thing only installs if you let it. Opt out before you download!
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