Academic officials from Oxford University and Harvard Law School announced Wednesday a plan to publish the names of “badware” senders in an attempt to thwart makers of malicious software such as viruses, worms, deceptive adware and spyware. The new initiative, StopBadware.org will also involve prominent technology companies including Google, Lenovo and Sun Microsystems.
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Scholars Start Campaign to Shame Spyware Senders
Posted by: Jay Lyman January 25, 2006 11:59 AMAcademic officials from Oxford University and Harvard Law School announced Wednesday a plan to publish the names of “badware” senders in an attempt to thwart makers of malicious software such as viruses, worms, deceptive adware and spyware. The new initiative, StopBadware.org will also involve prominent technology companies including Google, Lenovo and Sun Microsystems.