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Sites about alleged unethical or illegal conduct by Internet search marketing company 180solutions.

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• BenEdelman.org: Nonconsensual 180 Installations Continue

  http://www.benedelman.org/news/022006-1.html
  Article covering an unauthorised installation of 180's Zango software.

• ReveNews.com: Official Response from 180solutions to Porter's Questions

  http://www.revenews.com/wayneporter/official-response-from-180solutions-to-porters-questions/
  Cory Magnus of 180solutions responds to Wayne Porter's questions, covering controversy around their COAST membership and alleged stealth installations of their software.

• ReveNews.com: Porter's Preface to 180 Solutions Response & Some Software Philosophy

  http://www.revenews.com/wayneporter/porters-preface-to-180-solutions-response-some-software-philosophy/
  Wayne Porter, CEO of XBlock systems (a security software firm) prefaces the response by 180solutions to the questions he asked them in his blog.

• The Effect of 180solutions on Affiliate Commissions and Merchants

  http://www.benedelman.org/spyware/180-affiliates/
  Shows that 180solutions diverts commissions from online merchants and affiliates using questionable tactics.

• The Register: Can you say n-CASE?

  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/12/09/can_you_say_ncase/
  Article reporting how 180solutions' nCASE tool, which serves advertising, has been installed on millions of PCs as part of its bundling with freeware applications.

• The Register: Pop-up goes the commission

  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/28/affiliate_network_controversy/
  Article reporting on the alleged hijacking of affiliate commissions by 180solutions' Zango software through its use of double pop-ups, and 180solutions responses to criticism.

• Zdnet.com: Lawsuit filed against 180solutions

  http://www.zdnet.com/blog/spyware/lawsuit-filed-against-180solutions/655
  Article covers what illegal practices are being alleged by the lawsuit. Also provides a link to the court document.

 

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