New York sues alleged Adware Spyware Company Intermix Media
The New York Attorney General Elliot Spitzer filed suit against alleged spyware/adware company Intermix Media. Spitzer said "Spyware and adware are more than an annoyance," and called them "fradulent programs."
Intermix allegedly operates a number of websites, including flowgo.com, mycoolscreen.com, and curserzone.com, which offer free programs such as screensavers which have hidden adware and spyware embedded.
A spokesman for Intermix stated that their programs do not collect personal data and that many of the practices being legally challanged were instituted under prior leadership and that they have been voluntarily removing said evil functionality.
Although they are innocent until proven guilty, and I'm not familiar with them, they "sound" guilty. "It wasn't us - it was the people in charge before us is a pretty lame excuse."
Kudos to General Spitzer for his proactive actions in the war on evil programs! May I call you that Elliott??
Intermix allegedly operates a number of websites, including flowgo.com, mycoolscreen.com, and curserzone.com, which offer free programs such as screensavers which have hidden adware and spyware embedded.
A spokesman for Intermix stated that their programs do not collect personal data and that many of the practices being legally challanged were instituted under prior leadership and that they have been voluntarily removing said evil functionality.
Although they are innocent until proven guilty, and I'm not familiar with them, they "sound" guilty. "It wasn't us - it was the people in charge before us is a pretty lame excuse."
Kudos to General Spitzer for his proactive actions in the war on evil programs! May I call you that Elliott??
posted by Ted Demopoulos at 11:39 PM
Comments on "New York sues alleged Adware Spyware Company Intermix Media"
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klynn said ... (Saturday, April 30, 2005 12:50:00 AM) :
post a commentA lame excuse indeed. "Sorry the dog was left out in the rain all night, Mom, but Jimmy let him out and I thought he should be the one to let him back in."