Monday, August 08, 2005

FTC settles with Advertising.com: future downloads must clearly disclose presence of adware

The Register is reporting that the US Federal Trade Commission has settled charges with Advertising.com that relate to including adware in a security download, the presence of which was only alluded to in the end user license agreement. The settelment does not include any penalties, but only a promise to make the presence of adware more prominent in the future: Security download must clearly disclose adware | The Register.

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