180solutions sues Zone Labs for being called 'spyware'
Zone Labs, an Internet security firm, has been sued by 180solutions. The documents filed in Washington state claim that Zone Labs wrongfully classifies 180solutions’ software as spyware. The suit seeks unspecified monetary damages and to have Zonelabs remove the spyware warning for 180solutions’ products.
Zone Labs detects 180solutions’ software and recommends that users uninstall it immediately. "It is recommended that you delete this application immediately because it constitutes a privacy risk, and has no known usefulness," the message to the user reads. Interestingly, Zone Labs is not the only one who warns about software. Ben Edelman, a security researcher and Harvard University Ph.D. candidate, released a report in 2004, claiming 180solutions illegally redirects click-through revenue.
180solutions claims that their software is not spyware and only serves ads to people, in exchange for access to premium content. The company has been on a public relations offensive and even publishes a blog on its website.
180solutions is currently the target of a class-action lawsuit filed by The Collins Law Firm. That lawsuit filed on behalf of residents in Illinois state alleges that 180solutions’ software was wrongfully installed on hundreds of thousands of computers within the state and 20 million computers in the United States.
Related links :
180Solutions Complaint Versus ZoneLabs1 (PDF) - Courtesy of Sunbelt-Software.com
180solutions’ website, blog
Zone Labs - The Effect of 180solutions on Affiliate Commissions and Merchants
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