Ny Attorney General Targets Directrevnue

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Ny Attorney General Targets Directrevnue

#1 quietman7

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Posted 08 April 2006 - 06:54 AM

DirectRevenue's dirty laundry is out of the closet and does it ever stink

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Two days ago DirectRevenue was hit with a lawsuit by New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. The 76 page Affirmation of Justin Brookman (PDF) outlined the outrageous practices of DirectRevenue...More documents emerged today that reveal just how deliberately DirectRevenue planned and executed the spyware attacks on users without regard for ethics, morals, right or wrong...

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#2 jgweed

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Posted 08 April 2006 - 07:25 AM

This is not the first concern Spitzer, and other states who still have some idea that consumer protection is important, have gone after. Congratulations to him and his staff.
Regards,
John

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