12.07.2006

Gotcha!

Washington State uses anti-spyware law to sue anti-spyware company, wins.
Secure Computer president Paul Burke will now pay $200,000 in penalties, make $75,000 worth of restitution to Washington residents, and pay another $725,000 to cover the state's attorneys' fees. The irony of an anti-spyware law being used against an anti-spyware vendor was not commented upon.

(Ars Technica)

(So the settlement is $1 mil, of which nearly three-quarters goes to the lawyers. Better make that a double gotcha, is what I'd say.)

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