Friday, November 3, 2006

Zango Settles Complaint With FTC

Seattle-based Zango, the adware firm formerly known as 180solutions, has settled a suit with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, according to a statement by the FTC. The FTC said that Zango will pay a $3M fine and that it has barred future downloads of Zango's adware without consumers' consent, and required Zango to provide a way for consumers to remove the adware. The FTC had charged that Zango used "unfair and deceptive methods" to download adware and prevent consumers from removing that software. The complaint also named Keith Smith and Daniel Todd, the firm's principals, in the suit. More information »