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Groups Call For Investigation of MS Ad Service

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the learning-all-about-you dept.

narramissic writes, "The Center for Digital Democracy and the U.S. Public Interest Research Group have filed a complaint with the FTC, asking for an investigation into Microsoft's use of customer data collection in its adCenter Web advertising service. The groups claim that 'Microsoft has embarked on a wide-ranging data collection and targeting scheme that is deceptive and unfair to millions of users.' Microsoft, for its part, says the groups 'have got it all wrong.'"

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  1. Microsoft marketing and blogs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Microsoft marketing pay blogs to shill for Microsoft, either by promoting Microsoft's products or by bashing competitor's products.

    They also encourage their employees to post positive comments on blogs.

    Watch out, Microsoft is the master at hype and marketing.

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