ValueClick to pay $2.9 million to settle spam complaint

VALUECLICK TO PAY $2.9 MILLION TO SETTLE SPAM COMPLAINT
[SOURCE: InfoWorld, AUTHOR: Grant Gross]
Online advertiser ValueClick has agreed to pay a record $2.9 million to settle a U.S. Federal Trade Commission complaint that it sent deceptive advertising claims in spam e-mail and failed to secure consumers' sensitive financial information. ValueClick subsidiary Hi-Speed Media used deceptive e-mails, banner ads and pop-ups to drive Internet users to its Web sites, the FTC said Monday.
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* ValueClick to Pay $2.9 Million to Settle FTC Charges
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/03/vc.shtm