RE: [Digital BW] Watch out for Yahoo to embrace this!
2002-04-08 by Andrew Biggs
This really chaps my butt. Advertising is one thing, but blatant installing of software on a machine is another. I really hope that some hackers do one over on the Kazaa people.
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-----Original Message----- From: marktuckerdotcom [mailto:mtucker508@...] Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 7:45 AM To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Digital BW] Watch out for Yahoo to embrace this! This story on yahoo news this morning. The onslaught is just now beginning. Disgusting... <snip> Web surfers brace for pop-up downloads Mon Apr 8, 8:48 AM ET Stefanie Olsen CNET News.com Web surfers who thought online advertisements were becoming increasing obtrusive may be dismayed about a new tactic: pop-up downloads. * Kazaa controversy--Software or sneakware? In recent weeks, some software makers have enlisted Web site operators to entice their visitors to download software rather than simply to view some advertising. For example, when visiting a site a person may receive a pop-up box that appears as a security warning with the message: "Do you accept this download?" If the consumer clicks "Yes," an application is automatically installed. Computer security expert Richard Smith explained that with such downloads, "You don't even know why you're getting this program, and the people who do (pop-up downloads) are relying on the fact that people tend to say 'Yes.'" "A person should request the download," he said. "It's the classic opt-in, opt-out debate." In some cases, the person is not even asked whether they want the software. It just installs on the hard drive--a particularly troublesome tactic that some have dubbed "drive-by download." <end snip> Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, Bookmarks, Polls and other resources as they are often being updated. The page is at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint Please follow these basic guidelines: - Include your full name with your message. - Include the address of your website, if you have one. - As threads develop, trim off excess portions of earlier messages to keep them short. - As the topic of a thread changes remember to change the subject header. - Good manners are required at all time. No personal attacks or "flames." - Complete your Yahoo profile. - Before posting a question, search the message archives and the various resources on the homepage. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/