Ftc Targets Company Secretly Installing Spyware that Can't Be Uninstalled

Posted by tadelste on Oct 5, 2005 6:57 PM EDT
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According to the complaint filed by the FTC, Odysseus Marketing and its principal, Walter Rines, advertised software they claimed would allow consumers to engage in peer-to-peer file sharing anonymously. With claims like “DOWNLOAD MUSIC WITHOUT FEAR,” and “DON’T LET THE RECORD COMPANIES WIN,” the defendants encouraged consumers to download their free software.

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Ah, so this kind of thing is illegal? mvermeer 1 779 Oct 6, 2005 7:06 PM

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