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Spyware Companies Beware: New Consumer Protection Initiative to Combat Spyware and Other 'Badware'.
(From US Newswire)
Byline: CAIN BURDEAU
To: National Desk, Technology Reporter
Contact: Jim Hock or Rob Haralson, 202-587-4476, both for Harvard University's Berkman Center
BOSTON, Jan. 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Harvard University's Berkman Center and the Oxford Internet Institute today launched a "Neighborhood Watch" initiative against spyware and other malicious software programs.
StopBadware.org will spotlight the companies that make millions of dollars by tricking Internet users to download malicious spyware, adware and malware programs they don't want. The multiyear initiative will empower consumers to fight back against badware. It is being supported by prominent high-tech companies, including Google, Lenovo and Sun Microsystems. Consumer Reports WebWatch, a grant-funded project of Consumers Union, has agreed to a pro-bono role as special consumer adviser.
The Berkman Center and Oxford Internet Institute hope this initiative serves as a deterrent by publishing names and reports of companies spreading badware and as an educational tool for software developers by providing principles they can follow to provide a positive user experience. A new Web site…
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