Ben Edelman: Pushing Spyware Through Search
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The "Guru of All Things Spyware and Adware," Ben Edelman, writes on his blog:
Much of the computer security industry acts like spyware is immaculately conceived. Somehow it just appears on computers, we are led to believe, and supposedly all we can do is clean up the mess after it happens, rather than prevent it in the first place. I disagree.Much more here.
Now, we all love Google. I use Google's search site all day every day, and I enjoy their downloadable applications too. So I have the greatest respect for Google's core service. But there's another side to their business. Indirectly, Google and other search engines make big money from spyware, through paid search advertising that infects users who don't know any better or don't understand what they're getting into.
posted by Fergie @ 1/26/2006 11:03:00 AM
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