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Spyware bills clear first hurdles and win approval in U.S. House

Two proposals regulating the installation and use of spyware pass the House and head for the Senate. The DMA seeks refinements that protect consumers’ rights while not impeding legitimate technologies.

Posted 05/25/2005Mary WagnerPost a comment

Online advertising network WhenU gets a new CEO

WhenU.com, provider of contextual online advertising, has named Bill Day, co-founder of About.com, as its new CEO. Day will share executive responsibility at WhenU with Avi Naider, who assumes the new role of president.

Posted 09/30/2004Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Overstock.com sues SmartBargains.com over “spyware” complaints

Overstock becomes the second online retailer in a week to announce a suit against another retailer over the issue of so-called “spyware.” The complaint is the first to invoke Utah’s new Spyware Control Act.

Posted 05/20/2004Kurt PetersPost a comment

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L.L. Bean sues Nordstrom, JC Penney, others over pop-up ad practices

Bean’s complaint alleges that pop-up ads for the companies that appear on LLBean.com infringe on L.L. Bean’s trademark rights. The ads cited are enabled by technology from Claria Corp., formerly Gator Corp., says Bean.

Posted 05/19/2004Kurt PetersPost a comment

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More than half of gift site visitors will spend over $50 for Mother’s Day

More than half consumers, or 53%, who visited flower, gift and jewelry retail web sites in April either will spend or have already spent more than $50 on a Mother’s Day gift, reports the Feedback Research division of Claria Corp.

Posted 05/07/2004Paul DemeryPost a comment

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Gator records 4 million uses in January, the company reports

A total of 443,003 Gator e-wallet users conducted 3.9 million transactions in January, Gator reports.

Posted 02/13/2003Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Direct Revenue Appoints Andrew Reiskind Chief Privacy Officer

Policy Expert to Lead Direct Revenue Standards and Practices Efforts New York, NY-June 30, 2005 – As part of an ongoing commitment to establishing best industry practices and standards, including current compliance with proposed federal legislation such as HR 29 (“SPY ACT”), Direct Revenue today named the company’s General Counsel Andrew Reiskind as Chief Privacy Officer. In his dual capacity as its General Counsel and CPO Reiskind will have...

Posted 07/11/2005

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180SOLUTIONS JOINS CONSORTIUM OF ANTI-SPYWARE TECHNOLOGY VENDORS

Company Joins Consortium to Ensure Highest Privacy and Consent Standards for Consumers Online BELLEVUE, Wash.-January 14, 2005-180solutions, a provider of search marketing solutions, today announced it has become a developer member of the Consortium of Anti-Spyware Technology vendors (COAST). COAST (www.coast-info.org) is a non-profit organization comprised of anti-spyware vendors, software developers and researchers who have come together in an...

Posted 01/24/2005