Paul Stanway Jr
07-12-2005, 09:48 PM
Microsoft Defends Claria Adware Changes
By Gregg Keizer
Microsoft late Friday responded to criticism that it's gone soft on spyware by issuing an open letter to customers explaining why it changed how its anti-spyware software handles adware from Claria, a pervasive brand of adware.
A Microsoft spokesperson also said that talk of a link between the Claria changes and rumors of ongoing acquisition talks between Microsoft and the Redwood City, Calif.-based Internet marketing company were "a misconception that needed to be cleared up."
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By Gregg Keizer
Microsoft late Friday responded to criticism that it's gone soft on spyware by issuing an open letter to customers explaining why it changed how its anti-spyware software handles adware from Claria, a pervasive brand of adware.
A Microsoft spokesperson also said that talk of a link between the Claria changes and rumors of ongoing acquisition talks between Microsoft and the Redwood City, Calif.-based Internet marketing company were "a misconception that needed to be cleared up."
Read more at http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/cmp/20050709/tc_cmp/165701104