Spitzer Sues Intermix Over 'Spyware'

[kentuck]

http://channels.netscape.com/ns/pf/story.jsp?idq=/ff/story/0001%2F20050430%2F1253931515.htm&sc=1700

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Spitzer Sues Intermix Over 'Spyware'

By MICHAEL GORMLEY
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer sued a major Internet marketer Thursday, blaming it for secretly installing software that delivers nuisance pop-up advertisements and can slow and crash personal computers.

Shares of the company, Intermix Media Inc., fell 83 cents, or 17 percent, to close at $3.97 on the American Stock Exchange.

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A six-month investigation found that the company installed a wide range of advertising software on countless personal computers nationwide, with more than 3.7 million downloads directed at New Yorkers alone, Spitzer said.

``Spyware and adware are more than an annoyance,'' Spitzer said. ``These fraudulent programs foul machines, undermine productivity and in many cases frustrate consumers' efforts to remove them from their computers. These issues can serve to be a hindrance to the growth of e-commerce.''

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[tjdee]

1. Can I say again that I love Eliot Spitzer?

He and his fightin' on the side of the law is so dreamy.

Spyware is a major nuisance, and can screw up a PC awful. Who will do something about it? Not our flipping Congress (too busy trying to override the law for Terri Schiavo, you see), not our pResident who calls the internet the "internets"....

The attorney general of New York State, that's who.
It's almost ridiculous, but man does he rock.

[AP]

2. Is anyone standing up for consumers the way Spitzer is? This guy's a hero

for the middle class.

[idlisambar]

3. We could use a few more like him n/t

[JohnOneillsMemory]

4. Spitzer for President...n/t

[wishlist]

5. I want to see him as NY Governor and then President

His activities are one of the few bright spots in our dismal political climate

[Zynx]

6. Good. I hate these guys.

[femme.democratique]

7. Ok Spitzer, if you're so hot why don't you investigate 9/11?

Do your fucking job! I appreciate your efforts against corporate corruption, but come on! You're doing the State of New York and the entire country a disservice by not using the rights of states to fight the Federal Government.