Do Google Ads Help Fund Spyware?
A security researcher says Google’s search-based ads play a part in browser toolbars that violate the company’s stand against spyware and questionable download practices.
Very interesting read for all you Google users that hate spam.
With the IBIS WebSearch Toolbar, Edelman examined the ads that appear when a user enters a search query in the toolbar. The search results page, on WebSearch.com, includes sponsored listings.
In some cases, Edelman traced those listings back to the Google.com domain, but they traveled through a middleman that he identified as Go2Net. Go2Net is a property of InfoSpace Inc., which is also a distribution partner for Google’s search-based ads. Google does not appear to have a direct relationship with IBIS WebSearch.
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