Stopbadware.org
December 7th, 2006
StopBadware.org presents at the Berkman Center on December 6, 2006.
Download the MP3 (time: 1:00:32).
Stopbadware.org is a Neighborhood Watch campaign aimed at fighting badware – spyware and other programs that can damage an internet user’s computer and lower citizen confidence in the internet itself. The project’s goal is to provide reliable, objective information about downloadable applications in order to help consumers to make better choices about what they download. The StopBadware team tests and reports on websites and software suggested by the public, noting as badware those programs that engage in potentially objectionable behaviors without adequately informing the user and seeking their consent.
Christina Olson, Berkman Center fellow and the project manager for StopBadware, led the lunch discussion. She recently graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School, where she worked at the Harvard Journal of Law and Technology as editor-in-chief, technical editor, production editor, and line editor. Christina was joined by the StopBadware staff team.
Produced by Indigo Tabor and Colin Rhinesmith.
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1. Mike | January 9th, 2007 at 1:11 am
Stopbadware is a very bad company. They are blocking many sites that have no adware/spyware/whateverware. To us, they have no right to suddenly block a site without proper consent, nor forewarning before blocking it. If they do not have the man power to check sites that are submitted before blocking, they should not block these sites. We have a site, committed completely to the education world, which many local districts in our state log into, and now if they have to google, they will have to cut and paste it to access the site. This is totally ridiculous, and will probably result in many lawsuits from many companies in the future.
2. Andrew Kaplan | April 5th, 2007 at 11:32 am
>>topbadware is a very bad company. They are blocking many sites that have no adware/spyware/whateverware. To us, they have no right to suddenly block a site without proper consent, nor forewarning before blocking it.
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I agree 100% one of the sites I host is listed, the damage to their comapny is substantial. Since this project is run by the Harvard Law School it’s safe to say they are imnune to being sued. If they have the “brains” to determine the site is a source of malware, WTF can’t they contact the owner of this site. If there TRUE mission was to reduce the spread of malware shouldn’t this be their top priority.