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		<title><![CDATA[Google, CDT call for more searchable government]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://government.zdnet.com/?p=3558]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[It's time -- high time -- for government agencies to make their websites much more friendly to web search engines. That's what Google and Wikipedia plan to tell a homeland security Senate committee Tuesday, according to the Washington Post.     The Center for Democracy and Technology and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:30:56 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IRS plan for sites to report sales data troubles privacy advocates]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://government.zdnet.com/?p=3127]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[President Bush is proposing that websites like eBay be required to collect personal data on their customers and share it with the IRS. The Center for Democracy and Technology is trying to rally opposition to the measure, ComputerWorld reports.  The move is part of an effort by the U.S....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 18:53:54 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Anti spyware bill faces controversy over limiting citizens' ability to sue]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://government.zdnet.com/?p=3108]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Stupid congressional acronyms reached a new level with the introduction in the House  of the SPY ACT, standing for Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act. This may be the first use of the second person in federal law. In any case, the bill is controversial for reasons other...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:24:16 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[180solutions on the move, literally]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Spyware/?p=805]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Wayne Porter, blogging at ReveNews, is reporting on speculation that 180solutions, the infamous adware company that's been under fire by the CDT Center for Democracy and Technololgy and anti-spyware groups for at least 2 years, has been cleaning house, as in moving out of their offices in Bellevue, Washington. Wayne...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2006 14:30:57 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Advocacy group shames adware advertisers]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Advocacy group shames adware advertisersJust as Bad ...Is Adobe and Firefox ... what the heck is with automatically selecting to install Yahoo toolbar, or google toolbar - the general public doesn't read what they are saying yes to - that is just as bad as adware - the person should...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2006 20:26:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Advertisers using badware: who are they?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Spyware/?p=797]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The CDT (Center for Democracy & Technology) followed the money trail and they, along with  Ben Edelman, are telling names. From the CDT:Large well-respected companies are helping to fund the virulent spread of unwanted and potentially harmful "adware" by paying for advertisements generated by those programs, a new report...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2006 10:20:19 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[180solutions responds to CDT complaint - I think?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10600-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=17242&messageID=340246&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[180solutions responds to CDT complaint - I think?They're taking credit.....For another person's work. Anywhere else but in the world of computers, this would be termed plagiarism or stealing, or at least lying.Behind the CurveLooks like 180's propaganda department is running about 3 weeks behind.  I'd guess that in another...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2006 21:11:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[180solutions responds to CDT complaint - I think?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Spyware/?p=761]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Just a few days ago, the Center for Democracy & Technology CDT filed a lengthy, detailed complaint with the Federal Trade Commission FTC about 180's sordid 2 year history of documented installs without notice or consent via exploits, alleged deceptive and unfair business practices, and so on, in 91 pages....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2006 17:24:55 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Reactions to CDT's action against 180solutions and CJB.net]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10600-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=17049&messageID=337173&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Reactions to CDT's action against 180solutions and CJB.net*Sitting back, waiting for Sundwalls attempt at a deffense/comment*cause lord knows i need a good laugh today.ValisCEOValis Enterpriseshttp://www.valissoft.com]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2006 07:01:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Reactions to CDT's action against 180solutions and CJB.net]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Spyware/?p=757]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[There were a number of interesting articles and comments around the web about the CDT's complaint filed yesterday against adware company 180solutions and CJB.net.  News.com's Joris Evers has a good outline and 180solutions representative Sean Sundwall's reaction. Company spokesman Sean Sundwall said that 180solutions has not yet reviewed the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2006 23:57:27 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CDT pulls the trigger on 180solutions and CJB.net for deceptive and unfair business practices]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10600-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=17036&messageID=336407&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[CDT pulls the trigger on 180solutions and CJB.net for deceptive and unfair business practicesWhat Say You Now, 180?Mostly out of morbid curiosity, I was wondering what Sean "I never met a circumlocution I didn't like" Sundwall had to say about the CDT complaint.  So I took a peek in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2006 08:09:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CDT pulls the trigger on 180solutions and CJB.net for deceptive and unfair business practices]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Spyware/?p=756]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Center for Democracy & Technology CDT has just announced complaints filed with the Federal Trade Commission FTC against adware company 180solutions and its partner CJB.net. From the press release, which can be found here PDF:In a detailed complaint, CDT outlines a pattern whereby 180Solutions, through a complicated web of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 07:51:18 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CDT to crack the whip on spyware/adware]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Spyware/?p=755]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[According to an article on News.com, the Center for Democracy & Technology CDT is planning to file two complaints on Monday with the FTC against multiple adware/spyware pushers.  The complaints were described as "extensive" and include a number of "deceptive and unfair trade practices" allegations against the targets. A...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2006 23:27:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[They pulled the trigger.. against Integrated Search Technologies]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Spyware/?p=692]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Hot off the wires:  A complaint was filed with the Federal Trade Commission FTC against IST Integrated Search Technologies by the Center for Democracy and Technology CDT and the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic CIPPIC for alleged spyware operations.  The complaint alleges that IST and its...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2005 16:20:44 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[They should have pulled the trigger]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10600-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=14169&messageID=284207&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[They should have pulled the triggerA guns a funny thing...Should they have?  Depends on what they felt their chances or the FTC's chances were without offering a "formal" warning to 180Solutions.What do I mean?  Despite the numerous complaints by consumers and despite all of the video supporting the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2005 06:39:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[They should have pulled the trigger]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Spyware/?p=674]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I blogged about 180solutions' announcement of severing ties with IST Integrated Search Technologies and stopping Active X installations that are not from their own servers. I asked who was holding the gun and answered the question. The CDT (Center for Democracy & Technology) had threatened to file a complaint...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2005 19:53:42 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[FWB CD-ROM Toolkit 4.0.1b (Mac)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=401907]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[CD-ROM ToolKit uses small amounts of RAM and disk space as a cache to dramatically accelerate CD-ROM performance. High-speed device drivers support all popular CD-ROM drives. And, with CDT MP3 Player, CDT Remote and CDT Equalizer you can customize audio playback according to your music preferences. need.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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