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Lenovos Superfish nightmare could be a sign that marketing tech has gone too far

Posted in Software on 24th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller

Lenovo has loaded harmful adware onto some of its laptops. Has marketing tech has crossed the line?

Chrome extensions targeted by spam firms

Posted in Online on 20th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller

Adware pedlars are buying extensions for the Chrome browser and adding code that hijacks searches or inserts sponsored ads, reports suggest.