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Pesky Pop-Up Ads Go Mainstream, As 'Adware' Gains Acceptance

It's the new spam: software that sits on your computer and makes ads pop up as you browse the Web. Known as spyware or adware, it's reviled by consumers and under fire from crusading lawmakers, who say it is annoying, deceptive and a threat to privacy.

Read the whole story at Wall Street Journal, June 22, 2004 (paid subscription required) »

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