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Showing 1-13 of 13 results foundGoogle defines good manners for adware
May 20, 2004 In a new set of guidelines, the search giant says software should be polite: It should admit what it's doing, permit itself to be disabled and keep private data private.Competition is good for search privacy, report says
August 8, 2007 A Washington advocacy group funded in part by search companies applauds their recent policy changes.Search engines delete adware company
May 14, 2004 Yahoo and Google disable links to controversial adware maker WhenU after the company is accused of engaging in unauthorized practices aimed at boosting its search rankings.Service promises secure 'googling'
May 15, 2006 Free Scandoo service tags results of Google and other online searches to help fend off spyware and unwelcome content.Google feels spyware strains
June 28, 2004 Sneaky software aims for profits by bumping Google's query results with disguised ads.Google, Sun, others band to fight spyware, adware
January 25, 2006 New coalition to name companies that sneak ads and spying programs onto computers of unsuspecting Web surfers.Deal may mean shifting adware model
April 8, 2005 180Solutions buys one of its distributors, saying it wants to clean up abuses.Adware maker WhenU 'exploring' options
June 3, 2004 The company hires an investment bank to probe strategic partnerships and investment alternatives, CNET News.com has learned.Spyware infiltrates blogs
February 23, 2005 Vulnerabilities plague self-publishing Web tools, exposing users to attacks, security experts warn.Week in pictures: Web's new world order
November 18, 2005 roundup New generation, technologies return Net to social roots. Also: Google, $100 laptops, phone tinkerers and "Dungeons & Dragons."Court gives adware maker WhenU green light
June 28, 2005 Appeals court reverses decision that confined WhenU from selling pop-ups triggered by 1-800-Contacts' trademarks.Week in review: XP update unleashed
August 13, 2004 But not everyone is in a hurry to upgrade to Microsoft's long-awaited update to its Windows XP operating system.Microsoft said to be mulling purchase of Claria
June 30, 2005 A buyout would give MSN several key assets, but would put it under the watchful eye of consumer watchdogs.
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