Spitzer Sues Intermix Over 'Spyware'
Well, it looks like Spritzer is following up on his earlier promise to tackle malware on the web. In an AP newswire story on Yahoo! News, Michael Gormley writes that:
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on Thursday sued a major Internet marketer, claiming the company installed "spyware" and "adware" that secretly install nuisance pop-up advertising on screens which can slow and crash personal computers.
Spitzer said the suit filed in New York City against Intermix Media Inc. of Los Angeles combats the redirecting of home computer users to unwanted Web sites and its own Web site that includes ads, the adding of unnecessary toolbar items and the delivery of unwanted ads that pop up on computer screens. After a six-month investigation Spitzer concluded the company installed a wide range of advertising software on countless personal computers nationwide.
posted by Fergie @ 4/28/2005 07:48:00 AM
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