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This category is about the internet advertising firm whose technique of obscuring advertising on websites with its own advertisements has aroused opposition from webmasters.
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BizReport: Gator Chomps First, Sues Internet Advertising Bureau
- Article on Gator's lawsuit seeking a gag order on IAB representatives, and a ruling that their software is legal.
Forbes.com: Gator's Legal Feud Means Big Publicity
- Asserts that Gator's legal battle over its "guerilla warfare" marketing tactics is bringing it free publicity and advertising for its program.
USA Today: Spyware watches where you surf
- Discusses "freeloading programs" that install spyware components on a user's computer. Gator is among the programs examined.
Documentation of Gator Advertisements and Targeting
- Research that uses reverse engineering techniques to learn more about how Gator targets sites. Includes a utility allowing users to determine this information for a given Web site.
Traffick.com - Kicking the Gator Software Habit
- Article by Cory Kleinschmidt explains how Gator's TOS violates user privacy, and suggests practical alternatives to this password-remembering software.
Adage: Online Ad Vendor Gator Changes Name
- Rebranded as Claria Corp.
Gator's EULA Gone Bad
- By Ben Edelman. Analysis and criticism of Claria's end user license agreement (EULA).
Slashdot: A New Low for Web Advertisers: Pop-Up Downloads
- Report on Gator's pop-up downloads, followed by reader discussion of this and other tactics used by Gator.
c|net Tech News: Chorus of Gator critics grows
- Article on Interactive Advertising Bureau's possible regulatory complaint over Gator's ad insertion. Also discusses Top Text and the effort against it.
news.com.com - Overture Signs Deal With Gator
- Article revealing that Overture Services has signed a three-year deal with Gator to display its sponsored search listings on pages that pop under those of rival and partner web sites.
c|net Tech News: Gator rushes to court over ad technology
- Lawsuit against the Interactive Advertising Bureau alleging libel is designed to secure Gator's right to sell ads on third party web sites.
c|net Tech News: Web surfers brace for pop-up downloads
- Gator has turned to what it calls "one-click opt-install." In place of a pop-up advertisement, landing on a partner site pops up a prompt to download the software.
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