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The Vanishing Click-Fraud Case

Posted by Hemos on from the where-have-we-gone dept.

PreacherTom writes "In March of 2004, a computer programmer arrived at Google's offices with one goal in mind: blackmail. He had invented a program called "Google Clique", which could generate millions of fake clicks to Google's ads. The price to avoid disaster: $150,000. At the time, it didn't end well for the programmer; Google had the police in the next room. However, a few days ago the U.S. Attorney quietly dropped the case. The reason: apparently Google was unwilling to cooperate with prosecutors. Why the odd behavior?"

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  1. Coincidence? by spellraiser · · Score: 4, Funny

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    But on Nov. 22, the U.S. Attorney's Office quietly dismissed charges against Bradley.

    November 22 is the day they killed Kennedy! Coincidence? You be the judge ...

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