New York State has gone on the attack against spyware and adware by filing a lawsuit against a Los Angeles-based marketing company that allegedly installed “invasive” software onto consumers’ computers without proper notice as part of free software downloads.
In an announcement today, Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said he had filed the lawsuit against Intermix Media, a 6-year-old Internet marketing company.
The lawsuit alleges that New York consumers received about 3.7 million downloads of free software from the company’s Web sites, which offer screen savers, games, cursors, and other small programs. It also alleges that consumers were not adequately notified that the software contained invasive spyware and adware applications that would create pop-up windows, redirect Web browsers to other Web sites, and obstruct the users’ online experiences.
“Spyware and adware are more than an annoyance,” Spitzer said in the statement. “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.”
Good for you NY! -KF
Source: PC World
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