Spyware Ain't Just for Porn and Gambling

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Big companies with well known brands also leverage spyware and adware to get their messages out to potential customers. Hero to the common folk, NY Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, says those companies can no longer play dumb -- and will be held accountable. Spitzer made news on this topic for targeting the purveyors of spyware, but is now turning his sights on the businesses that keep spyware vendors alive. Some very well known names and brands use spyware: Orbitz, Priceline, Expedia, Vonage, JC Penney, Capital One, Mercedes, Monster, Sprint and Sony to name a few. Some get their ads delivered unknowingly via spyware -- but that just isn't an excuse. Even if that sorry excuse is used to stay out of jail, it's just stupid. Any business with a brand that's worth anything would think twice about not wanting to know the details of how their messages are getting out. Your brand is priceless. Spyware alienates potential customers and customers alike -- why would you ever take the chance of damaging your brand?

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