Virus Writers Taint Google Ad Links
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| Virus writers have been gaming Google's "sponsored links" -- the paid
| ads shown alongside search engine results. They are aiming to get
| their malicious software installed on computers whose users click
| onto ad links after searching for legitimate sites such as
| BBBonline.org, the official Web site of the Better Business Bureau.
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http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2007/04/virus_writers_taint_google_ad.html
There have already been trojan that hijack Google search results and directed
users to scam sites.
Analysts: Microsoft's after Google's ad business
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| "Microsoft is clearly going after the advertising world" and has
| pledged to invest $2 billion to do so, he said. But he said the
| company is at a "critical point."
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-958822-6179350.html
Critical point it may as well be, but a general manager quit the company
yesterday.
Ohio University announces changes in file-sharing policies
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| The RIAA sent more than 1,200 prelitigation letters to colleges
| and universities, including 100 to Ohio University. It also initiated
| "John Doe" lawsuits against users of computers on Ohio University's
| network. The university estimates staff members have spent nearly 120
| hours dealing with the prelitigation letters from the RIAA.
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http://www.ohio.edu/students/filesharing.cfm
How long before such harassment kills bittorrent as well? The nasty lobbyists
assume everything is piracy.
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