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Zango is Violating Recent Settlement With the FTC

Ben Edelman:

In my hands-on testing, Zango continues numerous practices likely to confuse, deceive, or otherwise harm typical users as well as practices specifically contrary to Zango's obligations under its November 2006 settlement with the FTC.

Among these practices are widespread, ongoing Zango-designed installation sequences which install Zango pop-up ad software without any on-screen disclosure of material terms. Instead, these installations mention Zango's effects only in a lengthy EULA – exactly contrary to the FTC settlement's requirements.

Zango's ongoing practices also include prominent pop-up ads promoting sites that attempt to defraud users (e.g. by charging for software that is actually free), as well as widespread in-toolbar ads without the labeling and hyperlinks specifically required under the FTC settlement.

posted by Fergie @ 7/30/2007 09:16:00 PM