New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer sued another Internet pop-up advertising company Tuesday, accusing it of secretly installing malicious programs on personal computers and sending ads through "spyware" that is already installed. Spitzer said Direct Revenue LLC has installed millions of pop-up ad programs that also monitor the Internet activity of users. Spitzer said that the applications are "deceptive and unfair to consumers" and asked a state court to stop the practice.
April 05, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
New York’s attorney general sued another Internet pop-up advertising company Tuesday, accusing it of secretly installing malicious programs on personal computers and sending ads through “spyware” that is already installed.
Eliot Spitzer said Direct Revenue LLC has installed millions of pop-up ad programs that also monitor the Internet activity of users. He asked a state court to stop the practice.
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