IN case anyone else jumps to the same conclusion that I did, note that "C-NetMedia is unrelated to the well-known technology news site CNET Networks "
Bob Robert McMillan Senior Writer, IDG News Service 501 Second Street, Suite 120 San Francisco, CA 94107 415 974-7470 The News Service distributes exclusive news, features, videos, photos and podcasts to Computerworld, CIO, NetworkWorld, PC World, Macworld and Infoworld – technology publications and web sites that account for more than 300 titles circulated in more than 85 countries. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 02/13/2008 10:21:17 PM: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Ben Edelman: > > [snip] > > Not every "anti-spyware" program is what it claims to be. Some truly have > users' interests at heart -- identifying and removing bona fide risks to > privacy, security, stability, or performance. Others resort to a variety of > tricks to confuse users about what they're getting and why they purportedly > need it. > > This article reports the results of my examination of anti-spyware software > from C|Net Media. I show: > > * Deceptive advertising, deceptive product names, and deceptive web site > designs falsely suggest affiliation with security industry leaders. > * The use of many disjoint product names prevents consumers from easily > learning more about C-Net, its reputation, and its practices. > * High-pressure sales tactics, including false positives, overstate the > urgency of paying for an upgraded version. > > [snip] > > Much more: > http://www.benedelman.org/news/021408-1.html > > - - ferg > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: PGP Desktop 9.6.3 (Build 3017) > > wj8DBQFHs93Wq1pz9mNUZTMRAsQkAKDscQbHr4XX67MLsoTLFmKF/LMdGgCdF9Mk > KzYeIpUz7Mt8XX96cnpQOOE= > =+5mF > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson > Engineering Architecture for the Internet > fergdawg(at)netzero.net > ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
