Trapping the MouseTrapper
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The Federal Trade Commission has taken new enforcement action against a mousetrapper that used over 5000 names to divert traffic to his porn site.
"An operator who used more than 5,500 copycat Web addresses to divert surfers from their intended Internet destinations to one of his sites, and held them captive while he pelted their screens with a barrage of adult-oriented ads, has agreed to settle FTC charges that he was in contempt of a court order requiring him to halt the practices. Under the new FTC order, the defendant must give up $164,000 in ill-gotten gains, conform to enhanced compliance and monitoring requirements, and transmit a copy of the new order to his probation officer."
The FTC has a history of taking action against Mouse Trapping. http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/pornscam.htm#mou.
"An operator who used more than 5,500 copycat Web addresses to divert surfers from their intended Internet destinations to one of his sites, and held them captive while he pelted their screens with a barrage of adult-oriented ads, has agreed to settle FTC charges that he was in contempt of a court order requiring him to halt the practices. Under the new FTC order, the defendant must give up $164,000 in ill-gotten gains, conform to enhanced compliance and monitoring requirements, and transmit a copy of the new order to his probation officer."
The FTC has a history of taking action against Mouse Trapping. http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/pornscam.htm#mou.
