Benjamin Edelman - Media Coverage

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The listings below reflect a portion of media coverage and other citations of my recent work.

Privacy Lapse at Google JotSpot (October 2008).

• "Google Changes JotSpot Privacy Settings after Complaint." c|net News.com. October 31, 2008.
• "Google's JotSpot Exposes User Data." c|net News.com. October 30, 2008.
• "Google's JotSpot Exposes User Data (CNET)." Dileys Online. October 30, 2008.
• "Google's JotSpot Exposes User Data." FierceCIO TechWatch. October 31, 2008.
• "Google's Jotspot May Be Security Nightmare." IT Examiner. November 24, 2008.
• "Luftschloss Cloud Computing." Klaus Schallhorns Suchmaschinenoptimierung. October 31, 2008.
• Coverage also available in Japanese 1, 2).

Unintended Adventures in Browsing (October 2008) and Vulcan Golf, et al., v. Google, et al.

• "Harvard prof sues Google over ads on typosquatted domains. active|rain. October 22, 2008.
• "Harvard Professor Says Google is Profiting From Typo-Squatting. AdamDicker.com. October 26, 2008.
• ""Typosquatting" Makes Google $32 Million A Year. Silicon Alley Insider. October 22, 2008.
• "Squatters Rights?." Around Robin. October 1_, 2008.
• "Harvard prof sues Google over ads on typosquatted domains. ars technica. October 22, 2008.
• "Policing Your Brand: Typosquatters. Beneath the Brand. October 28, 2008.
• "AdSense for Domains - Potential Class Action." BrandVerity. November 5, 2008.
• "McAfee Sees Rise in Stock Scams, Social-engineering Attacks." c|net news.com. October 12, 2008.
• "Google's $32 million typosquatting windfall". ChampsPortal. October 22, 2008.
• "Google Profiting From Typo-Squatting?." DNXPERT. October, 2008.
• "Google Profiting From Typosquatting, Report Charges." DomainPulse.com. October 20, 2008.
• "Without Typo-Squatters, How Far Would Google Fall?." DomainUpdates. October 23, 2008.
• "IP Think Tank Global Week in Review." IP Think Tank. October 24, 2008.
• "Harvard Professor Says Google is Profitting From Typo Squatting." FizWho. October 25, 2008.
• "WIRED: Google Profits From Typo Squatting." The Frager Factor. October 15, 2008.
• "HBS Professor Sues Google." The Harvard Crimson. October 17, 2008.
• "Google Hit With Typosquatting Class Action." Hilium. October 23, 2008.
• "Ever heard of a typo-squatter?." IM Wired. October 24, 2008.
• "Report Fingers Google's Ill Gotten Gains From Illegal Typo-Squatting." Infosecurity.US. October 14, 2008.
• "Typosquatting: A Civil Conspiracy?." IP Osgoode. November 9, 2008.
• "Typosquatting Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Google by Harvard Business School Professor Benjamin Edelman as Co-counsel." Make it Known! October 26, 2008.
• "Google Funds Typosquatting, Infringement: Study." Law360. October 16, 2008.
• "Calls to Identify Typosquatters." Legalbrief Today. October 2008.
• "Domain Typoes Are a Million Dollar Business." LostRemote. October 14, 2008.
• "Industry Buzz & Snippets: 10/28/08." MarketingVOX. October 28, 2008.
• "Should Google Pay Out Typosquatting Billions?" Out-Law Radio. October 30, 2008.
• "Google Should Use Its Own Technology to Defeat Typosquatting, Says Lawyer." Out-Law. October 31, 2008.
• "The Pressure Is On Google For Their Role In Typosquatting." PC Mag Security Watch. October 22, 2008.
• "Without Typo-squatters, How Far Would Google Fall?." The Register. October 23, 2008.
• "Typosquatting and trade mark infringement." Rychlicki.net. October 15, 2008.
• "Google Hit With Typosquatting Class Action." Search Marketing News and Informations. October 27, 2008.
• "Typosquatting Pays Off for Google." Seattle Post-Intelligencer. October 14, 2008.
• "Google Sued for Placing Ads with Typosquatters." Slaw. October 23, 2008.
• "Harvard Prof: Google Earns "$32-$50 million" Annually from Typosquatting Websites." The Industry Standard. October 20, 2008.
• "Cyberlaw Update: Google sued for allowing typo-squatting." Traverse Legal. October 14, 2008.
• "Is Google Profiting From Typosquatting? Harvard Business Professor Sues Google for Mass Trademark Infringement." Traverse Legal. October 19, 2008.
• "Is Google Liable For Typosquatting Domains That Use AdSense?." TechDirt. October 27, 2008.
• "Google Accused of Aiding Typosquatting." In-Tech. October, 2008.
• "Your Typos Keep 200 Googlers Employed." Valleywag. October 22, 2008.
• "Harvard Professor Sues Google Alleging $50M Ad Fraud." WebGuild." October 27, 2008.
• "Google Hit With Typosquatting Class Action." WebProNews. October 23, 2008.
• "Google Profits From Typo Squatting, Report Charge." Wired Blog. October 13, 2008.
• "Suit Claims Google Makes Millions on Typosquatting." ZDNet Government. October 23, 2008.
• Coverage also available in Portugese and German

CPA Advertising Fraud: Forced Clicks and Invisible Windows. (October 2008.)

• "Report: Advertisers can't detect fraud." iMedia Connection. October 10, 2008.
• "Merchants Lack Technical Skill To Spot Online Ad Fraud ." Information Week. October 9, 2008.
• "Marketers May Not Recognize Click Fraud ." IPTV 2. October 10, 2008.
• "Businesses Incapable of Identifying Online Ad Fraud, Study Says." littlefish. October 10, 2008.
• "Marketers May Not Recognize Click Fraud." MediaPost. October 10, 2008.
• "Online advertisers being scammed by advertising fraud." Security ProPortal. October 10, 2008.
• "Son of Click Fraud: Cookie Stuffing." WebProNews. October 8, 2008.
• Coverage also available in German.

Securing Online Advertising: Rustlers and Sheriffs in the New Wild West. (September 2008.)

• "Securing Online Advertising: Rustlers and Sheriffs in the New Wild West." HBS Working Knowledge. October 7, 2008.
• "First Look." HBS Working Knowledge. September 23, 2008.
• "Online Advertising -- Ben Edelman." Market Design. October 10, 2008.
• "Concerns over online advertising - malvertisement." The Simmons SOM Library Blog. September 25, 2008.

Auditing Spyware Advertising Fraud: Wasted Spending at VistaPrint. (September 2008.)

• "Report: Affiliate Marketers May Use Adware Deceptively." BizReport. September 30, 2008.
• "VistaPrint and Hydra Network Allow Adware." 5 Star Affiliate Programs Blog. September 30, 2008.
• "Spyware-Driven Ad Fraud Increasingly Widespread." Information Week. September 30, 2008.
• "Report: Affiliate Marketers Use Adware Deceptively." MediaPost's Online Media Daily. September 30, 2008.
• "Hydra Responds." ReveNews. October 4, 2008.
• "Reason #4837 Why This Industry Needs an Association." ReveNews. October 1, 2008.
• "Online Marketing News." ScLoHo's Collective Wisdom. October 1, 2008.

Competition among Sponsored Search Services . (July 2008.)

• "A Compelling Argument On How A Google-Yahoo Partnership Will Hurt Advertisers." Clickety Clack: Online Advertising Economics. July 11, 2008.
• "The Googlization of Everything." Concurring Opinions. September 9, 2008.
• "Congress Investigates Google-Yahoo Deal." Madisonian.net: Law, Technology, Society. July 14, 2008.
• "The Google-Yahoo Deal." Market Design. September 17, 2008.
• "Why 'Google Yahoo Ad Deal Is Bad for Online Advertising'." The Precursor Blog. August 12, 2008.

PPC Platform Competition and Google's "May Not Copy" Restriction. (June 2008.)

• "Interview with Jeff Molander - Part I." AdValiant. August 6, 2008.
• "Can AdWords Advertisers Use Multiple Providers?" Domain Name. July 1, 2008.
• "Google Drops the Ball on Data Portability." Information Week. July 1, 2008.
• "Google Tells Advertisers Not to Copy Campaigns to Yahoo or MSN. Phinn. July 2, 2008.

Spyware and Adware. Written testimony submitted to the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Hearing on Impact and Policy Implications of Spyware on Consumers and Businesses. (June 2008.)

• "Spyware Bill Should Focus on Behavior, Not Technology, Experts Say." Government Computer News. June 12, 2008.
• "Spyware Bill Cloaks a Mini-UCITA." InfoWorld. June 16, 2008.
• "Experts: Spyware Legislation Needs More Work." IDG News Service. June 11, 2008.

Debunking Zango's 'Content Economy'. (May 2008)

• "Adware Vendor Zango Profits from Pirated Movies, Says Researcher." Computer World. August 18, 2008.
• "Adware Distributor Zango Lays Off 68." Computerworld. June 18, 2008.
• "Researcher: Ad Software Maker Likely Violates Copyright." IDG News Service. May 29, 2008.
• "Zango Just Needs to Stop, or Be Stopped." Information Week. June 8, 2008.
• "Zango Scrutinized in New Report from Spyware Researcher." MediaPost. May 28, 2008.
• "Adware on Pirated Movie Sites Raises Legal Questions." NewTeeVee. August 21, 2008.
• "More Funny Business from Zango." PC Magazine Security Watch. June 4, 2008.
• "Harvard Professor Accuses Zango of More Deception." SC Magazine. May 28, 2008.
• "Debunking Zango's 'Content Economy'." Security Garden. May 31, 2008.
• "A New Twist on Movie Sites Promoting Zango Installs." FaceTime Security Labs Blog. September 11, 2008.
• "Zango." Sunbelt Blog. May 28, 2008.
• "Zango Responds to Ben Edelman." Sunbelt Blog. May 28, 2008.
• "Zango May Have Worked Things Out With The FTC, But What About The MPAA?." Techdirt. August 18, 2008.
• "Zango Tries to Reinvent Itself (Again); Lays Off a Bunch of Employees." Techdirt. June 18, 2008.
• "Zango Dissected by Ben Edelman." TeMerc. May 28, 2008.
• "Lawyer Calls Zango Case an 'Opening Salvo.'" XBIZ. September 5, 2008.

Coupons.com and TRUSTe: Lots of Talk, Too Little Action. (March 2008)

• "Can You Trust TRUSTe?" eWeek. March 21, 2008.
• "What the Computer Literate Need to Teach the Computer-Limited." Gongol.com. March 18, 2008.
• "Can You Trust TRUSTe?" PC Magazine Blogs. March 24, 2008.
• "TRUSTe - What Were You Thinking?." John Stottlemire, Pro Se. March 21, 2008.

Optimal Deterrence when Judgment-Proof Agents are Paid in Arrears - with an Application to Online Advertising Fraud. (March 2008)

• "Delayed Payment Suggested against Online Advertising Fraud." Enduragement. March 25, 2008.
• "Optimal Deterrence when Judgment-Proof Agents Are Paid In Arrears—With an Application to Online Advertising Fraud." HBS Working Knowledge. March 24, 2008.
• "Reducing Risk with Online Advertising." HBS Working Knowledge. March 24, 2008.
• "How To Reduce Affiliate Fraud – Delay Payments Two To Four Months." Marc Porcelli. March 26, 2008.

Critiquing C-NetMedia's Anti-Spyware Offerings and Advertising Practices. (February 2008)

• "C-NetMedia Continues Deceptive Practices." CertifiedBug. February 18, 2008.
• "SpywareRemover - Another Rogue Anti-Spyware." Clean Your Computer. February 2008.
• "Ben Edelman Exposes CNetMedia Shady Practices." Hosts News. February 15, 2008.
• "Anti-Spyware Company Accused of Deception." InformationWeek. February 15, 2008.
• "Bad Behavior." Lavasoft News. February 29, 2008.
• "C-NetMedia Spyware Detection Vendor Accused of Deceptive Practices." National Cyber Security. February 15, 2008.
• "Antispyware Frauds and Misleading Ads." PC Magazine Security Watch. February 14, 2008.
• "Incredible -- C-NetMedia Still Continues Its Grossly Deceptive Practices." Sunbelt Blog. February 19, 2008.
• "C-NetMedia Gets Blasted for Deceptive Marketing." The Tech Herald. February 18, 2008.
• "Ben Edelman Targets C-NetMedia." ZDNet Threat Chaos. February 14, 2008.

Sears Exposes Customer Purchase History in Violation of Its Privacy Policy. (January 2008)

• "Sears Plagued With Controversies." 901am. January 9, 2008.
• "See What Anyone Bought at Sears - Extreme Privacy Invasion." Ad Cult. January 5, 2008.
• "Sears Fixes Security/Privacy Hole on ManageMyHome.com Due To Public Outrage." Awful Marketing. January 5, 2008.
• "Sears Publishes Your Purchase History Online for Anyone to See." Awful Marketing. January 4, 2008.
• "Sears Shows Its Junk ... Again." Baseline Magazine. January 5, 2008.
• "Sears." B2fxxx. January 8, 2008.
• "Posted on Identity Theft Blog by Truston - Why You Should Be Careful Where You Shop Online." Best Identity Theft Blogs. January 5, 2008.
• "Sears Just Doesn't Know What the Hell They're Doing." Big Business Suck! January 5, 2008.
• "Who Do You Trust?" The Big Picture. January 5, 2008.
• "Your Sears Purchase Details Available to the World." Bits from Bill. January 4, 2008.
• "Sears Site Violates People's Privacy!" Blogger News Network. January 5, 2008.
• "Sears (SHLD) Exposes Customer Data." BloggingStocks. January 6, 2008.
• "Online Privacy's Call to Arms." BusinessWeek. January 9, 2008.
• "Sears Violation of Its Privacy Policy." Certified Bug. January 5, 2008.
• "Sears' Online Functions Under Fire." Chicago Sun-Times. January 7, 2008.
• "Privacy Invasion in Three Steps." Cincom Smalltalk. January 4, 2008.
• "The Seedy Side of Sears." ClickZ. January 4, 2008.
• "Lawsuit: Sears Sued For Showing Everything Your Friends And Neighbors Have Ever Bought." The Consumerist. January 7, 2008.
• "See Everything Your Friends And Neighbors Have Ever Bought At Sears." The Consumerist. January 3, 2008.
• "Sears Removes 'Find My Product History' From Site." Cool Tidbits. January 5, 2008.
• "Suit Alleges Sloppy Security in Major Sears Site" DarkReading. January 7, 2008.
• "Class Action Suit Alleges Sears Privacy Failures." Donna's Security Flash. January 6, 2008.
• "Sears Exposes Customer Purchase History in Violation of Its Privacy Policy." Donna's Security Flash. January 4, 2008.
• "The Recent Sears Privacy Faux Pas Should Serve as an Example of Why Consumers Need Control over Their Names and Personal Data." The Dunning Letter. February 2008.
• "Sears Puts Customers' Buying History Online." Dvorak Uncensored. January 6, 2008.
• "Sears Web Site Breaks Customer Privacy Policy." eFluxMedia. January 5, 2008.
• "Sears Closes Part of Site, Concedes Purchases Revealed." eWeek. January 6, 2008.
• "Sears, Where America Sues." eWeek. January 7, 2008.
• "Class action Suit Alleges Sears Privacy Failures." Fergie. January 6, 2008.
• "Sears Exposes Consumer Data, Faces $5M Lawsuit." Flying Hamster. January 7, 2008.
• "Sears Site Violates People's Privacy!" Fraud, Phishing, and Financial Misdeeds. January 5, 2008.
• "Online Consumers Become Privacy Cops." Hispanic Digital Media. January 10, 2008.
• "ComScore Says 'Researchware' Isn't 'Spyware'." Information Week. February 8, 2008.
• "After Criticism, Sears Plugs Web Site's Privacy Hole." IDG News. January 4, 2008.
• "Sears Puts customers' Buying Histories on the Web." IDG News. January 4, 2008.
• "Sears: The Company You Can Trust?" iForem. January 6, 2008.
• "Suit Alleges Sears Exposed Customer Data." IT Business Edge. January 7, 2008.
• "Sears Exposes Customers' Purchase Information." I've Been Mugged. January 7, 2008.
• "Wow... Dumb (Privacy Issue)." M (Censored) & Me. January 7, 2008.
• "Sears' Troubles Grow as More Privacy Concerns Are Made Public." MarketingBlurb. January 9, 2008.
• "Sears Exposes Consumer Data, Faces $5M Lawsuit." MediaPost Online Media Daily. January 3, 2008.
• "Sears (SHLD) Exposes Customer Data." Money Blog. January 7, 2008.
• "Sears Faces Legal Risks from Spyware Program." Newsfactor. January 7, 2008.
• "Sears Listens Somewhat." On Security. January 5, 2008.
• "Sears Doesn't Care about Your Privacy!" On Security. January 3, 2008.
• "Sears's Privacy Promises Broken?" PeruzeIt. January 3, 2008.
• "After Criticism, Sears Plus Web Site's Privacy Hole." Pogo Was Right. January 5, 2008.
• "Come See the Not-So-Private Side of Sears." Practice Blogging. January 4, 2008.
• "Fun With Data." Question the Dogma. January 4, 2008.
• "Sears Sued for Website that Leaked Customer Purchases." The Register. January 7, 2008.
• "Sears Accused of Violating Consumer Fraud Law." Reuters. January 7, 2008.
• "Sears Spying on Its Users & Reveals Their Data." Rinf. January 4, 2008.
• "Sears Sued After Customer Information Exposed." SF Gate. January 8, 2008.
• "Sears Responded." Security Garden. January 5, 2008.
• "No Privacy at Sears! Security Garden. January 4, 2008.
• "Sears Puts Customer Buying Histories on the Web." SecGuru. January 5, 2008.
• "Sears Puts Customers' Buying Historise on the Web." Security News Media. January 4, 2008.
• "What Is a Trustworhty Web Site, Part 2." The Security Mentor. January 5, 2008.
• "Sears Shuts Down Part of Site, Concedes It Was Revealing Purchases." Storefront Backtalk. January 5, 2008.
• "See Everything Your Friends and Neighbors Have Ever ought at Sears." SugarLoving. January 4, 2008.
• "On Top Of Spying On Its Users, Sears Reveals Your Shopping Data To Anyone Who Wants It." TechDirt. January 4, 2008.
• "Sears Exposes Customer Purchase History in Violation of Its Privacy Policy." TechMoz. January 4, 2008.
• "January 2008 Tidbits." Tiny Pineapple. January 4, 2008.
• "Why You Should Be Careful Where You Shop Online." Truston. January 4, 2008.
• "Snooping On Your Friends and Neighbors." TYWKIWDBI. January 5, 2008.
• "Sears Revealing What's Inside Your House?." Valleywag. January 4, 2008.
• "Security Breach of the Week: Sears." The Wall Street Journal. January 7, 2008.
• "Class Action Suit Alleges Sears Privacy Failures" SecurityFix - Washington Post. January 5, 2008.
• "Sears's Privacy Promises Broken?" SecurityFix - Washington Post. January 3, 2008.
• "Sears' Online Customer Privacy." Web Guild Silicon Valley. January 5, 2008.
• "January 7, 2008 Webb Alert." Webb Alert. January 7, 2008.
• "Sears Smacked Over Badware." WebProNews. January 9, 2008.
• "Sears Picks New Online Leader; Let's Hope He Gets the Security Thing." ZDNet Zero Day. January 26, 2008.
• "Lawyers Circle Sears Over Privacy." ZDNet Zero Day. January 7, 2008.
• "Play the Sears Privacy Game (And Get Your Neighbor's Purchase History)." ZDNet Zero Day. January 4, 2008.
• Coverage also available in Dutch.

The Sears "Community" Installation of ComScore. (January 2008)

• "Sears Plagued With Controversies." 901am. January 9, 2008.
• "Researcher: Sears' Use of ComScore Software Falls Short on Privacy." Aammaamm38's Weblog. January 2, 2008.
• "Sears Online 'Community' Still Looks More Like Spyware Than A Community." Allnewsplace. January 2, 2008.
• "Beware - The Sneaky Bots Are Everywhere." Anja Merrett. January 8, 2008.
• "Sears: Come See the Softer Side of Spyware." Ars Technica. January 2, 2008.
• "Sears." B2fxxx. January 8, 2008.
• "Sears Really Has More on Your Life." Baseline Magazine. January 7, 2008.
• "Sears Shows Its Junk ... Again." Baseline Magazine. January 5, 2008.
• "Sears Found to Be Using Spyware to Track Visitors." BetaNews. January 2, 2008.
• "Sears Just Doesn't Know What the Hell They're Doing." Big Business Suck! January 5, 2008.
• "Sears Infects Customer Computers with Spyware." BoingBoing. January 2, 2008.
• "Spyware By Sears." Broadband Reports. January 3, 2008.
• "Online Privacy's Call to Arms." BusinessWeek. January 9, 2008.
• "Spyware Found in Sears Online Community Installation." c|net News.com. January 3, 2008.
• "My 'Windows Feedback Copy of Office 2007 Ultimate Just came In." Christopher Miller's Random Thoughts. April 29, 2008.
• "2nd Response to Rob Harles, VP of Sears' SHC Community." CA Security Advisor Research Blog. January 2, 2008.
• "Sears Installs ComScore Tracking Software." Certified Bug. December 31, 2007.
• "Sears' Online Functions Under Fire." Chicago Sun-Times. January 7, 2008.
• "Researchers Find ISPs Inject Ads Into Web Pages." ClickZ. April 21, 2008.
• "The Seedy Side of Sears." ClickZ. January 4, 2008.
• "Sears/Kmart Spyware Scandal (and Falkirk Wheel)." ComputerWorld Blogwatch. January 3, 2008.
• "Researchers Accuse Sears Of Distributing Spyware." The Consumerist. January 3, 2008.
• "Ben Edelman on Sears HOldings Community Install." Cost Per News. January 1, 2008.
• "comScore’s Missing Data: OpinionSquare, RelevantKnowledge." CPM Advisors. February 3, 2008.
• "Sears Admits to Joining Spyware Biz." The Daily Irrelevant. January 2, 2008.
• "Is Sears Sending Spyware to Customers?" DarkReading. January 2, 2008.
• "Privacy Witch Hunt Goes After Sears." Direct. January 8, 2008.
• "Junk Mail Columnist Places Foot in Mouth... Again." The Dunning Letter. February 6, 2008.
• "Adobe, Sears, and Spying Eyes." Ed Foster's Gripelog. January 11, 2008.
• "Sears' Christmas Spyware Surprise. eWeek. January 3, 2008.
• "Sears Installs Spyware." The Far Traveler. January 3, 2008.
• "Researcher Says Sears Downloads Spyware." Flying Hamster. January 1, 2008.
• "Sears.com and Kmart.com Install Spyware. Graceful Flavor. January 2, 2008.
• "Researcher Says Sears Downloads Spyware." Help Net Security. January 2, 2008.
• "Sears and K-Mart Purposely Exposing Web Customers to Spyware." Internet Business Law Services. January 7, 2008.
• "Sears Puts customers' Buying Histories on the Web." IDG News. January 4, 2008.
• "Privacy Lawsuit Against Sears Is Ridiculous." Information Week. January 7, 2008.
• "Researcher Says Sears Downloads Spyware." IDG News. December 31, 2007.
• "Sears: The Company You Can Trust?" iForem. January 6, 2008.
• "Is ComScore Trafficking In Spyware?." Information Week. January 3, 2008.
• "The Sneaky Side of Sears?" Internet News. January 3, 2008.
• "Why Is ComScore Stealing Credit Card Numbers?." ISP Planet. January 03, 2008.
• "Suit Alleges Sears Exposed Customer Data." IT Business Edge. January 7, 2008.
• "Privacy Advocate Blasts Sears Program." IT Business Edge. January 2, 2008.
• "Wow... Dumb (Privacy Issue)." M (Censored) & Me. January 7, 2008.
• "Sears' Troubles Grow as More Privacy Concerns Are Made Public." MarketingBlurb. January 9, 2008.
• "New Year in Spyware." Maximum PC. January 5, 2008.
• "Sears Downloads Spyware?" Network World. January 7, 2008.
• "Sears Exposes Consumer Data, Faces $5M Lawsuit." MediaPost Online Media Daily. January 3, 2008.
• "Spyware Guru Charges ComScore Panelists Victimized." MediaPost Online Media Daily. January 3, 2008.
• "Spyware By Sears." Mrmeval. January 5, 2008.
• "Researcher: Sears' Use of ComScore Software Falls Short on Privacy." Network Teks' - High Tech News for Geeks. January 1, 2008.
• "Sears Accused of Using Spyware." News.Antispyware. January 2, 2008.
• "Sears Faces Legal Risks from Spyware Program." Newsfactor. January 7, 2008.
• "The Sears 'Community' Installation of ComScore. On Computer Tips. January 3, 2008.
• "Sears Doesn't Care about Your Privacy!" On Security. January 3, 2008.
• "Adobe and Sears have Boundaries Issues." Open Networks Today. January 3, 2008.
• "Sears Website Privacy Class Action." Overlawyered. January 13, 2008.
• "Sears Spyware Scandal." P2Pnet. January 3, 2008.
• "Researcher: Sears' Use of ComScore Software Falls Short on Privacy." PogoWasRight. January 2, 2008.
• "Sears.com and Kmart.com Disregard Customer Privacy." Privacy Revolt. January 9, 2008.
• "Questions to Consider in the Coming Privacy Wars." ReadWriteWeb. January 2, 2008.
• "Sears Privacy Problems: Those Who Can Not Remember the Past and All That." Realtime Community. January 2, 2008.
• "Sears Admits to Joining Spyware Biz." The Register. January 3, 2008.
• "Sears Spying on Its Users & Reveals Their Data." Rinf. January 4, 2008.
• "Spyware Researchers Want Sears to Clarify Use of ComScore to Track Customer Browsing Habits." SC Magazine. January 2, 2008.
• "Sears Spyware Illustrates Perils of Online Commerce." Search Security - TechTarget. January 4, 2008.
• "Why Is Sears Tracking Users' Internet Activity?" Search Security - TechTarget. January 4, 2008.
• "Sears Tracks Internet Users Without Fully Telling Them, Group Says." Seattle Post-Intelligencer. January 8, 2008.
• "Researcher Says Sears Downloads Spyware." SecGuru. January 1, 2008.
• "Sears/Kmart Loading Spyware on Computers?." Securitas Operandi. January 3, 2008.
• "Beware - The Sneaky Bots Are Everywhere." Security Expert. January 9, 2008.
• "Sears's Privacy Promises Broken?" SecurityFix - Washington Post. January 3, 2008.
• "Sears Installs Spyware. Slashdot. January 3, 2008.
• "Sears- Where America Shops? Where Sears Puts Spyware on Your PC." Somervell County Salon. January 4, 2008.
• "Sears Using Spyware to Monitor Your Personal Information." Sourfizz. January 5, 2008.
• "Sears' Christmas Spyware Surprise." StorefrontBacktalk. January 3, 2008.
• "Privacy and Exhibition." Swarming Media. January 2, 2008.
• "Sears Using Spyware to Monitor Your Personal Information." Switched. January 3, 2008.
• "Sears Online 'Community' Still Looks More Like Spyware Than A Community." TechDirt. January 2, 2008.
• "Sears Admits to Peddling Spyware." TechSpot. January 2, 2008.
• "Beware - The Sneaky Bots Are Everywhere." Thought Leader - Mail & Guardian. January 9, 2008.
• "Spyware Found in Sears Onlnie Community Installation." TMCnet. January 4, 2008.
• "Analysis: Sears' Threat to Privacy Seen." United Press International. January 7, 2008.
• "Sears Covertly Spying for ComScore?." ValleyWag. January 3, 2008.
• "Sears in Hot Water over Privacy Issue." The Washington Times. January 7, 2008.
• "Security Breach of the Week: Sears." The Wall Street Journal. January 7, 2008.
• "January 4, 2008 Webb Alert." Webb Alert. January 4, 2008.
• "Sears and Kmart Tracking Users' Every Online Move Without Their Knowledge." WebMetricsGuru. January 2, 2008.
• "Spyware Found in Sears Online Community Installation." Webware. January 3, 2008.
• "Sears Smacked Over Badware." WebProNews. January 9, 2008.
• "Sears Admits to Joining Spyware Biz." Xenophilia. January 4, 2008.
• "Sears Picks New Online Leader; Let's Hope He Gets the Security Thing." ZDNet Zero Day. January 26, 2008.
• "Lawyers Circle Sears Over Privacy." ZDNet Zero Day. January 7, 2008.
• "Researcher: Sears' Use of ComScore Software Falls Short on Privacy." ZDNet Zero Day. January 1, 2008.
• Coverage also available in Dutch (1, 2, 3) and Hungarian.

A Closer Look at Coupons.com. (August 2007)

• "Spyware Sleuth Points Fingers at an Online Coupon Service." About.com - Coupons / Bargains. September 4, 2007.
• "Can You Trust TRUSTe?" eWeek. March 21, 2008.
• "Coupons.com DRM Likened to Sony Rootkit." Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams. September 1, 2007.
• "Coupons.com DRM Likened to Sony Rootkit." Information Week. August 30, 2007.
• "InformationWeek - Coupon-Gate." Managing Rights Management. September 4, 2007.
• "Can You Trust TRUSTe?" PC Magazine Blogs. March 24, 2008.
• "Downloadable Coupons Come with Sneaky Extras." ProBargainHunter. September 30, 2007.
• "TRUSTe - What Were You Thinking?." John Stottlemire, Pro Se. March 21, 2008.
• "Can TRUSTe Be Trusted?" John Stottlemire, Pro Se. March 18, 2008.
• "TRUSTe Mandates Coupons, Inc Comply with Its TRUSTe Agreement." John Stottlemire, Pro Se. September 21, 2007.
• "Wired.com Interviews Steven Boal, CEO of Coupons, Inc." John Stottlemire, Pro Se. August 29, 2007.
• "Protect Your Privacy with Simple Changes" - "Coupons.com Might Give You More Than Coupons." Windows Secrets. September 27, 2007.
• "Downloadable Coupons Come With Sneaky Extras, Researcher Says." Wired. August 29, 2007.

Zango Practices Violating Zango's Recent Settlement with the FTC. (July 2007)

• "Judge: Security Company Protecting Customers is Immune from Prosecution." BetaNews. August 30, 2007.
• "Cloning Ben Edelman." Bits from Bill. August 5, 2007.
• "Report from Black Hat and Defcon." Center for Democracy & Technology. August 6, 2007.
• "Researcher Blasts Zango for Violating Deal with FTC Over Adware." Computer World. July 31, 2007.
• "Adware Distributor Zango Lays Off 68." Computerworld. June 18, 2008.
• "Ben Bashes Zango." CounterSpyNews. August 3, 2007.
• "Facepalm." Fleeting Expletives. August 23, 2007.
• "Zango Founder Calls it Quits." IDG News Service. August 10, 2007.
• "Zango Denies Involvement with Facebook Malware." I Am Spy. January 9, 2008.
• "Zango Denies Involvement with Facebook Malware." Information Week. January 8, 2008.
• "Zango Denies Claim That It's Flouting FTC Agreement." Information Week. July 31, 2007.
• "More Evidence the FTC Is Toothless." isen.blog. August 10, 2007.
• "Zango Accused of More Misbehavior." IT Business Edge - Headline Watch. August 1, 2007.
• "Zango and the FTC." Jimmy Daniels. August 1, 2007.
• "Update on Zango 'Secret Crush' on Facebook." Marketing Shift. January 8, 2008.
• "Must You Install Zango?." PC Magazine Security Watch. May 1, 2008.
• "Adware Firm Continues Bad Behavior, Researcher Claims." PC World. July 31, 2007.
• "More Evidence the FTC is Toothless." isen.blog. August 10, 2007.
• "Zango Violating Their Recent Settlement with the FTC." RealTechNews. July 31, 2007.
• "Three Days with Zango's Adware." Rushnah Research.
• "Zango Still Misbehaving, Says Researcher." Security Pro News. July 31, 2007.
• "Zango Caught Cheating on FTC Settlement - Again." Silicon Valley Sleuth. July 31, 2007.
• "Zango Defends Snopes." February 3, 2008. February 3, 2008.
• "Ben Edelman Drops a Bomb." Sunbelt Blog. July 31, 2007.
• "Accused Spyware Vendor Gives Up Suit." TechWorld. August 29, 2007.
• "Zango Accused of Violating FTC Agreement; Company Denies Allegations." TMCnet. August 1, 2007.
• "Ben Edelman: 'Zango Practices Violating Zango's Recent Settlement with the FTC'." Vital Security. July 31, 2007.
• "Zango Found Violating FTC Settlement." Vnunet. July 31, 2007.
• "Why Botnet Herders Love Adware - Video Blog." Vnunet. July 31, 2007.
• "Ben Edelman on the FTC and Zango - That Trust & Baton Metaphor Again." Wayne Porter. July 31, 2007.
• "Zango Refutes- Pondering the Bonzi Software Settlement." Wayne Porter. July 31, 2007.
• "Zango Ignoring FTC Requirements." WebProNews. August 1, 2007.
• Coverage also available in German."

Comscore Doesn't Always Get Consent. (June 2007)

• "Trust Program Suspends ComScore Software." Associated Press. August 22, 2007.
• "Adware Lives On." Cheap Hack - eWeek Blogs. July 2007.
• "Privacy Lawsuit Against Sears Is Ridiculous." Information Week. January 7, 2008.
• "Facebook Traffic Takes Off ... Maybe." Information Week. July 6, 2007.
• "ComScore Says 'Researchware' Isn't 'Spyware'." Security Garden. February 11, 2008.
• "ComScore Gets a Spanking." SunbeltBlog. July 21, 2007.
• "ComScore." SunbeltBlog. June 29, 2007.
• "Researchers Blast TRUSTe on User Privacy." Vnunet. July 24, 2007.

The Safety of Internet Search Engines - Revisited. (May 2007)

• "McAfee Declares 4% of Search Results 'Risky'." BizReport. June 12, 2007.
• "McAfee: Organic Search Safer Than Sponsored Links." CIO Issues. June 5, 2007.
• "Searching for Nude Celebrities Opens Door to Computer Viruses." CanWest News Service. June 9, 2007.
• "Digital Marketing Remainders for June 5, 2007." ClickZ News Blog. June 5, 2007.
• "Risky Business: Sponsored Search Links Less Safe than Nonpaid Links." Computer World. June 4, 2007.
• "Nude Britney More Infectious Than Nude Paris." E! News. June 5, 2007.
• "'Search Engine Safety At Risk' -McAfee." Google Blogoscoped. June 6, 2007.
• "Beware of Imposters." Hosts News. September 9, 2007.
• "Nude Paris Hilton Search Won't Yield Virus." iMedia Connection. June 6, 2007.
• "Music and Tech Searches Riskier than Porn." IT Wire. June 4, 2007.
• "Search Results Can Be Risky." Mark's VoxOffice. June 18, 2007.
• "Searches Turn Up Spyware." The Modesto Bee. June 5, 2007.
• "McAfee Study Finds 4 Percent of Search Results Malicious." NewsFactor. June 4, 2007.
• "McAfee Reports Drop in Malicious Search Results." PC Magazine. June 4, 2007.
• "Study Finds Searches for Music, Movies, Not Porn, Most Dangerous." Post-Gazette. June 5, 2007.
• "McAfee SiteAdvisor: Safer searches on Google, Ask, AOL than Yahoo, MSN." SC Magazine Australia. June 7, 2007.
• "Searching for Trouble." Security Watchdog. June 5, 2007.
• "Top Cyber News 6/4." 6 News. June 4, 2007.
• "McAfee: Search Engines Falling Down on Security Job." TechNewsWorld. June 4, 2007.
• "Searching for Trouble." Silicon Valley Sleuth. June 5, 2007.
• "AOL Emerges as Safest Search Engine." Tech2. June 9, 2007.
• "Most Risk When Searching for Music or Tech." Technology News. June 6, 2007.
• "Latest McAfee Report Deems Music and Tech-Related Search Terms the Riskiest." TechShout. June 4, 2007.
• "SiteAdvisor Suggests that Music and Tech Related Searches Produce Riskiest Results." TechWhack. June 4, 2007.
• "Online Malware Dangers Analysed." Virus Bulletin. June 6, 2007.
• "Search Queries Digging Up Trouble." Vnunet. June 4, 2007.
• Coverage also available in German.

Spyware Still Cheating Merchants and Legitimate Affiliates. (May 2007)

• "Badware Still Plagues Affiliate Marketing." Affiliate Marketing Blog. May 23, 2007.
• "How Netflix and Blockbuster Throw Away Money." Associate Programs. May 2007.
• "Spyware Still Cheating Merchants and Legitimate Affiliates." The Daily Irrelevant. May 22, 2007.
• "Spyware Cheating Affiliate Merchants." Flying hamster. May 21, 2007.
• "Spyware Where the Real Money from the Download Is Made." HiWired. May 21, 2007.
• "ValueClick Not Quite Zango." Marketing Shift. May 21, 2007.
• "Video Aggregator Roo Raises $25 Million in PE Financing." PaidContent: THe Economics of Content. May 10, 2007.
• "Affiliate Programs - Retailers, Watch Your Backs." The Preston Blog. May 24, 2007.
• "Once Again, Merchants Paying Commissions on Organic Traffic." ReveNews. May 21, 2007.
• "The Real Deal on Spyware." Six String Mecha. September 5, 2007.
• "Spyware Still Harming Consumers, Web Advertisers." Tech Daily Dose. May 23, 2007.
• "Another Example of Spyware Screwing Affiliates." Todd's Marketing Blog. May 21, 2007.
• "Spyware Still Cheating Merchants." Slashdot. May 21, 2007.
• "National Spam News." The Spam Diaries. May 30, 2007.
• "Spyware Cheating Affiliate Merchants." WebProNews. May 21, 2007.
• Coverage also available in German (1, 2).

How Spyware-Driven Forced Visits Inflate Web Site Traffic Counts. (May 2007)

• "Chasing the YouTube Scammers." ClickZ News Blog. May 17, 2007.
• "Edelman Says Bolt and Others Get Traffic via Spyware." ClickZ News Blog. May 7, 2007.
• "Make Your Web Get High Traffic." Denagung.com. September 17, 2008.
• "Cheap Traffic: If It's Too Good to Be True, It Probably Is...." HipMojo. May 27, 2007.
• "Video Sites Buoyed by Spyware-Driven Fraud." Information Week. May 8, 2007.
• "Scammers Gaming YouTube Ratings for Profit." InfoWorld. May 16, 2007.
• "Blue Frog Reborn as Traffic Boarder." InfoWorld. May 16, 2007.
• "Edelman: Pop-Ups Artificially Inflating Internet Traffic Stats." Internet Outsider. May 7, 2007.
• "Games Boosting on YouTube." p2pnet. May 17, 2007.
• "Measurement Firms, End of the Line?" The Paradigm Shift. May 8, 2007.
• "Latest Use for Spyware: Inflating Traffic Totals." ReveNews. May 7, 2007.
• "How Spyware Make Sites Look More Popular." Scott Manley's Blog. May 14, 2007.
• "Manipulating Popularity Lists." Seattle Post-Intelligencer. May 17, 2007.
• "Traffic Fraud Inflates Video Site Popularity." Slashdot. May 9, 2007.
• "What Is The Real Traffic #?." Thomped. May 8, 2007.
• "When Did Orbitz Become So Sleazy?." Valleywag. May 11, 2007.
• "Bolt.com and Orbitz in the Hall of Shame." Valleywag. May 7, 2007.
• "Inflate Traffic, Pilfer Content, and Bamboozle Investors." Valleywag. January 10, 2007.
• "Lies, Damned Lies, and Web Statistics." Valleywag. December 11, 2006.
• "Web Sites' Lists of 'Most Viewed' Too Easy to Game?." Wall Street Journal. May 15, 2007.
• "Spyware Pops Drove Video Traffic." WebProNews. May 9, 2007.
• Coverage also available in Italian, Spanish.

Advertising Through Spyware -- After Promising To Stop. (March 2007)

• "Watchdog Claims Cingular and Travelocity Served Ads Via Spyware." ClickZ News. March 14, 2007.
• "Researcher: Cingular, Travelocity Tied to Spyware Outfits." Computer World. March 14, 2007.
• "Are Cingular and Travelocity Still Supporting Adware?." The Consumerist. March 15, 2007.
• "Advertising Through Spyware." Donna's Security Flash. March 14, 2007.
• "Advertising Through Spyware - Counuter Thesis." Google Blogoscoped. March 14, 2007.
• "What Is the Ignorance Economy? - Part II." Ignorance Economy. November 9, 2007.
• "Spyware Puts Ads on Google.com." Information Week. March 19, 2007.
• "Advertisers At It Again?." Lavasoft. March 15, 2007.
• "Spyware Bills Should Zap Advertisers." Marketing Shift. March 19, 2007.
• "Critic: Cingular and Travelocity Serving up Spyware Still." Marketing Vox. March 14, 2007.
• "The Spyware Scourge." National Journal's Technology Daily. March 15, 2007.
• "Companies Can't Break Ties to Adware." PC World. April 27, 2007.
• "Unstoppable Adware." PC World. March 14, 2007.
• "Work to be Done." Right Media Blog. March 15, 2007.
• "Old Adware Habits Hard to Break for AT&T and Travelocity." The Register. March 16, 2007.
• "Cingular and Travelocity Still Advertising Through Spyware." ReveNews. March 20, 2007.
• "Still Advertising through Spyware." Security Cadets. March 14, 2007.
• "Supporting Spyware." Sunbelt log. March 14, 2007.
• "Companies That Promised To Stop Advertising In Adware... Still Advertising In Adware." Tech Dirt. March 14, 2007.
• "There's Comedy Gold in Them Thar Hills." Vital Security. March 14, 2007.
• "Shamed Adware Advertisers Slip Up Again." Vnunet. March 19, 2007.
• Coverage also available in Italian and Russian.

The Safety of Internet Search Engines - Revisited. (December 2006)

• "Study Shows One in Twenty-Five Search Results are Risky." Ars Technica. December 13, 2006.
• "Search Risk." Associated Press. December 13, 2006.
• "Searching for Safety. c|net news.com. December 11, 2006.
• "8 Percent of Google's Ads are for Spyare and Scams, Study Says." Fucked Google. April 28, 2007.
• "Search Results Get Safer; AOL Edges Google." Information Week. December 11, 2006.
• "As 'Crimeware' Flourishes, Usual Safeguards Aren't Safe Enough." Investor's Business Daily. January 22, 2007.
• "Innocent Web Searches that Lead to Danger." IT Pro. December 12, 2006.
• "One in 25 Search Results Risky." Knoppixdocs. December 16, 2006.
• "Study: Search Engine Results Getting Safer." Newsfactor. December 14, 2006.
• "Google Deletes Rogue Ads, Dangers Persist." PC World. April 27, 2007.
• "Search Results Getting Safer." SearchEngineWatch. December 12, 2006.
• "Search Engines Getting Safer: McAfee." SDA Asia.
• "Exactly How Dangerous in the Web, Really?" The Security Mentor. December 16, 2006.
• "One in 25 Search Results Risky." Slashdot. December 15, 2006.
• "10 Musts for Search Engine Safety." Tech 2 Blog. December 20, 2006.
• "Search Results Get Safer; AOL Edges Google." TechWeb. December 11, 2006.
• "Which Search Engine Is Safest?" WebProNews. December 13, 2006.
• "Can You Trust Your Internet Search Results?." Yahoo! Tech. December 13, 2006.

Bad Practices Continue at Zango, Notwithstanding Proposed FTC Settlement and Zango's Claims. (November 2006)

• "OJ Simpson and Zango." Bits from Bill. November 20, 2006.
• "180solutions Still At It - Ben Edelman Shows How." Broadband Reports. February 20, 2006.
• "FTC Fines Zango $3 Million." Castle Cops. November 4, 2006.
• "FTC Adware Settlement a Landmark for Downloadable Software." CDT - Policy Post. November 30, 2006.
• "CDT Praises FTC Adware Settlement, Urges Continued Enforcement." CDT. November 20, 2006.
• "Zango, Is Anyone Home?" Certified Bug. December 1, 2006.
• "Zango Fined 3 Million by FTC." Certified Bug. November 4, 2006.
• "FTC's Low Fines Could Cost the Agency Its Privacy Reputation." DM News. May 11, 2007.
• "Researchers Chide Zango for Ignoring FTC Adware Settlement." eWeek. November 20, 2006.
• "Ben Edelman: Bad Practices Continue at Zango." Fergie's Tech Blog. November 19, 2006.
• "Has Zango Reformed?." Forbes. November 20, 2006.
• "MySpaec Worm Exploits Quicktime Flaw to Steal Logins and Plant Spyware." The Guardian. December 4, 2006.
• "Zango Sues Antispyware Vendor PC Tools." IDG News. May 18, 2007.
• "Zango ries to Reinstall Trust." Information Week. November 29, 2006.
• "Spyware Researcher Claims Zango Hasn't Mended Its Ways." Information Week. November 6, 2006.
• "Call for Consensus Anti-Spyware Legislation." Lavasoft News. December 2006.
• "Facebook Bans Adware from Zango." Marketing Shift. January 7, 2008.
• "Zango's Adware Continues Abuse." Marketing Shift. November 21, 2006.
• "Advocates Urge Extra Scrutiny For Zango." MediaPost. November 21, 2006.
• "At the Margins." Online Public Relations Thoughts. November 22, 2006.
• "Zango Defies FTC Settlement Terms. RealTechNews. November 20, 2006.
• "Zango Gets a Late Spanking." RealTechNews. November 3, 2006.
• "Let's Talk Turkey." Revenue Magazine. November 20, 2006.
• "Affiliate Takedown: Score One for the Good Guys." Rosalind Gardner's NetProfitsToday. November 20, 2006.
• "Spyware Firms Pay Token Fines to FTC." The Register. November 22, 2006.
• "Tuesday Roundup: Zango Troubles." Seattle Post-Intelligencer Venture Beat. November 21, 2006.
• "McAfee Warns 'Malware Is Growing Up.'" Secure Computing Magazine. April 12, 2007.
• "FTC Fines Zango $3 Million." Slashdot. November 4, 206.
• "Rob Martinson, Walt Rines and the FTC - final chapter." Spyware Warrior. November 22, 2006.
• "Zango Accused of Ongoing Deception Despite FTC Settlement." TechWeb. November 20, 2006.
• "Zango Defying FTC Agreement, Researchers Say." SearchSecurity. November 22, 2006.
• "Zango Proves There's No Such Thing As An Ex-Spyware Distributor." TechDirt. November 20, 2006.
• "Zango Still Not Compliant and FTC Shuts ERG Ventures Down." Tips Doctor. November 20, 2006.
• "Zango Settles with the FTC." Tips Doctor. November 4, 2006.
• "Zango Still in Spyware Game. Virus Bulletin. November 21, 2006.
• "Ben Edelman and Eric Howes: Additional Comments on Improper Zango Practices." Vital Security. December 8, 2006.
• "Zango: Eight Installs that Suck." Vital Security. November 20, 2006.
• "Zango, the FTC, and ... Licat." Vital Security. November 3, 2006.
• "Adware Maker Battles Tarnished Image." Vnunet. November 30, 2006.
• "Adware Maker Caught Cheating on Legal Settlement." Vnunet. November 20, 2006.
• "Spyware Installer Zango Up to Old Tricks." The Checkout - Washington Post. November 21, 2006.
• "Sanctioned Adware Firm Still Rogue, Critics Say." Wired Blogs - 27B Stroke 6. November 20, 2006.
• "In Message to Industry, Government Fines Adware Purveyor $3 Million." Wired Blogs - 27B Stroke 6. November 3, 2006.
• "Zango's Continued Bad Practices in Light of FTC's Proposed Settlement Terms." ZDNet Spyware Confidential. November 20, 2006.
• "Zango, the FTC and You Tube." ZDNet Spyware Confidential. November 6, 2006.
• Coverage also available in French.

Intermix Revisited. (November 2006)

• "Intermix Media Settles with California." Bits from Bill. November 8, 2006.
• "Ben Edelman: Intermix Spyware Case Revisited." Fergie's Tech Blog. November 7, 2006.
• "Eliot Spitzer: High-Tech Felt His Impact." Network World. March 11, 2008.
• "Is MySpace's Parent Company Still Serving Up Adware?" TechDirt. November 8, 2006.
• Coverage also available in German.

Current Practices of IAC/Ask Toolbars. (October 2006)

• "What Is Zwinky?." Bits from Bill. October 17, 2006.
• Bit9 Newsletter. Bit9. October 26, 2006.
• "Ask.com and Their Toolbar Practices!." Security Cadets. October 17, 2006.
• "Webroot Spy Sweeper Is 'Out of Favor'." Security Garden. October 30, 2007.
• "Beware of ZoneAlarm!." Security Garden. December 17, 2007.
• "Ask Toolbars Hit with Spyware Claim." SecurityProNews. October 17, 2006.
• "Lavasoft Confirms Negotiations to Bundle Ask Toolbar." Sunbelt Blog. January 26, 2008.
• "We Ask Ask Why." Thundercloud & Eightball's Rants and Essays. October 20, 2006.
• "Spyware Adware Advertising Continued...." TimHarrisPortfolio. June 7, 2007.
• "Edelman on 'Deceptive Door Openers' and Ask Toolbars." ZDNet Spyware Confidential. October 16, 2006.

False and Misleading PPC Ads. (October 2006)

• "False and Deceptive Pay-Per-Click Ads." Besting Adwords. October 11, 2006.
• "In Search of Scams." Blake Ross. October 11, 2006.
• "Some Google Ads Found to Spawn Spyware." ClickZ News. April 27, 2007.
• "Advertiser Settles FTC 'Test It, Keep It' Charges for $650,000." ComputerWorld. November 29, 2007.
• "Protect Yourself Online." Consumer Reports. September 2008.
• "Google AdWords: Screwing Us Every Which Way?" CrunchGear. October 11, 2006.
• "Free Software (Just Pay Here)." Datamation. October 17, 2006.
• "Deceptive Ads on Google." Dow Jones Tech Talk on the Web. October 11, 2006.
• "Bait and Switch Adwords - A Sure Fire Way to Kill Your Brand." Finding the Sweet Spot. October 22, 2006.
• "Google Getting Called Out on Some of Their Adsense Ads!" Geek News Central. October 11, 2006.
• "Deceptive Google Ads." Google Blogoscoped. October 11, 2006.
• "Search Engines Accused of Being Soft on Scammers." Information Week. October 9, 2006.
• "Experts: Google AdWords Needs Policing." InfoWorld. April 26, 2007.
• "Google May Not Be Evil, but Their Advertisers Often Are. Facilitators of Illegal Ads Should be Held Accountable." Joe Duck. October 11, 2006.
• "Google, Where Free Ain't Free." Marketing Shift. October 19, 2006.
• "It’s Free, But if You Buy It From Me Expect to Pay a Fee." Outrageous Fine Print. October 23, 2006.
• "How About Some Spam With That Free iPhone?." PC World Staff Blog. June 27, 2007.
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• "Anyone Who Pays the Bills is Good Enough for Google." RealTechNews. April 27, 2007.
• "Ben Edelman Looks at Google Adwords." RealTechNews. October 8, 2006.
• "Edelman on PPC Scams." Rkgblog. October 13, 2006.
• "Google's "False & Deceptive" Search Ads." SearchEngineWatch. October 11, 2006.
• "Are Pay-Per-Click Ads Misleading?" Security Cadets. October 10, 2006.
• "Free (Asterisk) Credit Reports." SiteAdvisor Blog. October 16, 2006.
• "Ben Edelman, the Spyware Expert, vs Google on the Use of 'Free'." Slug. October 9, 2006.
• "Easily Increasing Your Paid Search Click Through Rate." Small Business News. October 10, 2007.
• "Ben Edelman and Deceptive PPC Ads." Tipsdr. October 9, 2006.
• "4 Financial Crisis-Related Scams." U.S. News & World Report. October 20, 2008.
• "Andrew Beckman Talks SEM." WebProNews. October 12, 2006.
• "Edelman Critiques Google AdWords." WebProNews. October 11, 2006.
• "Pay-Per-Click Scams: Over 1 Billion Customers Served." ZDNet Spyware Hunt. October 20, 2006.
• Coverage also available in German, Italian, Japanese, and Romanian.

Certifications and Site Trustworthiness and Adverse Selection in Online "Trust" Authorities. (September 2006)

• "The Rebirth Of Integrated Search Technologies." Affiliate Fair Play. March 12, 2007.
• "Researcher Says TRUSTe-Certified Sites More Likely to Be Deceptive." Ars Technica. September 28, 2006.
• "Do You Trust "Certified Authority Seals"? - Brokerblogger." Brokerblogger. October 1, 2006.
• "A Question of Trust for Web Users." Chronicle of Higher Education - The Wired Campus. September 29, 2006.
• "Is Malware Hiding Behind that Certified Site?" CIO Today. December 26, 2006.
• "TRUSTe Launches New Identity and Seal." ClickZ. June 11, 2007.
• "Dyson: Advertisers to Blame for Spyware Problem." ClickZ News Blog. October 9, 2006.
• "Edelman on Trusted Download." ClickZ News Blog. October 5, 2006.
• "Ben Edelman vs. TRUSTe: Can't We All Just Get Along?" ClickZ News. October 4, 2006.
• "Beware! 'Trusted' Sites Often Host Spyware and Scams." Computerworld. September 25, 2006.
• "How Trustworthy Is the TRUSTe Logo?. Datamation. October 10, 2006.
• "Malware Lurks Behind Safety Seal." Flexbeta. September 26, 2006.
• "Trustmark Schemes Struggle to Protect Privacy." Galexia. September 26, 2008.
• "Researcher Takes TRUSTe to Task." Help Net Security. September 27, 2006.
• "Malware Hiding Behind Online Safety Certificates." Infomatics. September 26, 2006.
• "Can You Trust TRUSTe?" Maine Today - Internet Marketing 101. September 27, 2006.
• "The Economics of Information Security." Lippard Blog. February 13, 2007.
• "The Ineffectiveness of TRUSTe." Lippard Blog. September 29, 2006.
• "Privacy Certifier TRUSTe Goes For-Profit; Gets Investment From Accel." PaidContent. July 15, 2008.
• "The Trouble with Truste." PC World. February 27, 2007.
• "But Grouply Is 'Certified' - Whatever That Means!." Rachel Coburn. September 10, 2008.
• "TRUSTe Answers the Questions." RealTechNews. October 3, 2006.
• "TRUSTe Not Trustworthy." RealTechNews. September 26, 2006.
• "Malware Lurks Behind Safety Seal." The Register. September 26, 2006.
• "About CJ vs PJ and the Rules of the Community We Work In." ReveNews. March 24, 2008.
• "Ben Edelman Responds to Questions from TRUSTe." ReveNews. October 3, 2006.
• "TRUSTe Answers the Challenge and Asks Mr. Edelman To Do the Same." ReveNews. October 2, 2006.
• "TRUSTe - Fourteen Questions ... Lots of Them Actually." ReveNews. September 28, 2006.
• "TRUSTe or Not to TRUSTe... That Is the Question - Porter on Edelman." ReveNews. September 25, 2006.
• "Anti-Spyware Bill Could Mean Tougher Fines." SecurityFocus. March 16, 2007.
• "Researcher Takes TRUSTe to Task." SecurityFocus. September 26, 2006.
• "What a Conundrum!." Security Garden. October 1, 2006.
• "TRUSTe Changes from Not-For-Profit to For-Profit." Spyware Sucks. July 15, 2008.
• "Report: TRUSTe Sites Twice as Likely to Be Bad Actors." Stasi.nl. September 27, 2006.
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