New York Settlements Go After Adware Funding - Three high-profile companies that advertised through nuisance adware programs have agreed to pay fines and reform their practices, according to the New York Attorney General. Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that his office had reached settlements with Priceline, Travelocity and Cingular. The settlements arose out of the AG's in-depth investigation of DirectRevenue LLC, a New York-based adware distributor. Cuomo's office says the settlements mark the first time that advertisers have been held responsible for doing business with adware distributors that engaged in deceptive practices. CDT -- which issued two reports last year detailing the ways in which mainstream advertisers were funding nuisance adware -- applauded the settlements. January 29, 2007

• New York AG Release January 29, 2007 [off-site]
• Following the Money II [PDF] August 09, 2006
• Following the Money I [PDF] March 20, 2006
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