- Tue Jun 22 2004 Utah judge freezes anti-spyware law
Adware maker WhenU.com challenges the Spyware Control Act on the grounds that it is unconstitutional.
- Tue Feb 24 2004 Google, EFF rally in trademark case
- Thu Feb 9 2006 Advertisers may face public humiliation over adware
U.S. Federal Trade Commission may put companies that use adware to advertise their products up for public humiliation.
- Tue Jul 1 2003 Court says Gator-style ads are legal
A federal court rules that pop-up ads for rivals of U-Haul International, placed atop the moving company's own site by WhenU.com's third-party software application, are legal.
- Tue Jul 12 2005 Adware's second act
The controversial companies are trying to make nice with consumers. But in the process, they're suffering self-inflicted wounds.
- Thu Sep 2 2004 Geico gets green light to sue Google, Overture
Decision in case over whether trademarks can be linked to search results is a blow to search giants, CNET News.com has learned.
- Mon Oct 10 2005 Get ready for 'Son of Can-Spam'
CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh has a bead on lawmakers' latest plans to get tough--once again--on the spam epidemic.
- Mon Apr 19 2004 Few solutions pop up at FTC adware workshop
Spyware and adware have become the top complaint in customer service calls to computer makers, but a workshop convened by the Federal Trade Commission yields few answers.
- Mon Dec 1 2003 Gator foe bitten, but still not shy
Fresh from settling a libel lawsuit by pulling anti-Gator pages from its site, PC Pitstop plans to launch a new, expanded site critical of the controversial software.
- Tue Sep 9 2003 Anti-spyware maker hunts down Gator
Just days after a federal judge rules that software makers are within their rights to deliver ads over Web sites, a technology company is arming consumers with a way to stop them.
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