Ben Edelman: Bad Practices Continue at Zango
The Guru of all things Adware & Spyware, Ben Edelman, writes on his blog:
Earlier this month, the FTC announced the proposed settlement of its investigation into Zango, makers of advertising software widely installed onto users' computers without their consent or without their informed consent (among other bad practices).More here.
We commend the proposed settlement's core terms. But despite these strong provisions, bad practices continue at Zango -- practices that, in our judgment, put Zango in violation of the key terms and requirements of the FTC settlement. We begin by explaining the proposed settlement's requirements. We then present eight types of violations of the proposed settlement, with specific examples of each. We conclude with recommendations and additional analysis.
Except where otherwise indicated, this document describes only downloads we tested during November 2006 -- current, recent installations and behaviors.
posted by Fergie @ 11/19/2006 09:34:00 PM
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