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Schneier on Scareware Vendor Lawsuits
Bruce Schneier's blog says "This is good: Microsoft Corp. and the state of Washington this week filed lawsuits against a slew of "scareware" purveyors, scam artists who use fake security alerts to frighten consumers into paying for worthless computer security software. "http://slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?f.../10/02/1327220
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