Internet Marketing News with Steven Wilson: spyware

It looks as if the popular site Facebook has yet another strike against it.Anyone that reads our blog here knows that I report all negative news from facebook I come across while searching the web.

On Thursday, security vendor Fortinet warned Facebook users that a popular new widget also installed Zango, software that has been labeled by some antivirus vendors as spyware. The Facebook widget, Secret Crush, promises to reveal who has a secret crush on them, and requires the user to add it to their site. Upon doing so, Fortinet says the Zango software also piggybacks in the installation without notification.
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Facebook widget includes spyware, says security vendor

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