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Malvertising booms amid lax vetting checks
Fraudulent and malicious advertising - known as malvertising - is among the sneakier threats discussed in a recent report.
Oct 4 2013 6:00AM
Google faces lawsuit for Gmail scanning practices
A U.S. district judge ruled that the case against Google can move forward making it the second case, of late, where the tech giant will face accusations that it violated federal wiretap law.
Oct 2 2013 10:32AM
Will Google AdID replace third-party cookies?
Advertising becomes more stealthy.
Sep 20 2013 9:00AM
OpenX releases malvertising backdoor fix
Says paid offerings unaffected.
Aug 8 2013 12:11PM
Google named in alleged AdBlock whitelist
AdBlock business model relies on 'acceptable ads'.
Jul 9 2013 3:05PM
Google paid AdBlock to whitelist ads
Quietly updates FAQ site.
Jul 8 2013 1:52PM
Twitter starts cookie-based targeting to boost ad rates
Fuels concerns about internet privacy.
Jul 4 2013 6:40AM
US regulators tell Google to better identify paid ads
Letters sent to several search engine groups.
Jun 26 2013 12:26PM
BadNews Android apps spread SMS trojan
Ad network foists malware.
Apr 23 2013 9:37AM
TPG's misleading ad fine slashed
Court rules in telco's favour.
Apr 4 2013 4:46PM
Google bans ad blocker from Play Store
Claims agreement was violated.
Mar 18 2013 10:00AM
Google overhauls AdWords
Mixed reaction to new multi-device system.
Feb 8 2013 7:19AM
ACMA gets new back-up telco powers
Grows teeth to address any TCP code failures.
Sep 5 2012 10:20AM
Judge rejects Facebook settlement over ad feature
Class action journey continues.
Aug 20 2012 5:06AM
EU probes Google for further ad concessions
Antitrust investigation rolls on.
Jul 23 2012 5:43AM
Google gains High Court appeal in ad suit
Hopes to overturn April decision.
Jun 22 2012 10:55AM
Federal Court allows $2.25m iPad fine for Apple
Precedent for global ad campaigns.
Jun 21 2012 11:21AM
TPG fined $2m for misleading ads
Escapes requirement for corrective advertising.
Jun 20 2012 2:09PM
Google, Facebook fights malvertisers
Giants want to bring integrity into ads.
Jun 19 2012 2:14PM
Facebook settles ad campaign lawsuit for $10m
Further legal battles loom.
Jun 18 2012 7:00AM
