"AN INTERNET COMPANY that allegedly duped millions of computer users into visiting its Web site by causing fake error messages to pop up on their screens has been slapped with a class action lawsuit seeking millions of dollars in damages.
The complaint accuses Internet portal Bonzi.com of tricking users into visiting its Web site by creating pop-up banner advertisements disguised as security alerts or other computer system warnings. When users click on the advertisements they are unwittingly directed to Bonzi's Web site where the company hopes to sell them software and other products, the suit charges." InfoWorld
I had long suspected that Bonzi Buddy was an agent of subersive forces. I hope that John Poindexter is looking into this. We've got enough legislation to support a full-scale no-constitutional-rights-allowed type investigation. Just look at this smirking purple insinuator. I'm telling you, this guy is a terrorist.
9:16:41 PM
The Naked City - the old TV show had the tag line "there are a million stories in the naked city..." Well true porn clerk stories is one of those million. And before you shake your head, these are intelligently written and insightful accounts of a seedy business. [via Pop One]
7:41:55 PM
N.Y. Federal District Court to adopt E-filing - Beginning in February, a group of 11 judges and all of the court's magistrate judges will begin designating some or all of their cases for electronic filing, the court announced Monday. The public will have some access to most of the filing system, with the exception of sealed documents in civil cases.
4:34:18 PM
Google Tricks & Tips - Ev William's discovers and shares "the Google Toolbar's anti-popup feature. It will deactivate the onUnload javascript function, which won't eliminate all pop-ups, but it will get those annoying ones that happen when you're trying to leave somewhere. (To get to the feature, click on the Google logo, go to Toolbar Options, and then Experimental Features. [screenshot]. There's some other interesting stuff there, too.)" [via evhead].
4:30:58 PM
Now, let's see, where did we store our emails? - this was not so funny to the regulators who wanted the banks to turn over the E-mail records. So the banks got fined $8.5 million. Electronic discovery: it's not just for techno-wizards anymore.
4:05:42 PM
Will you be my buddy?
