Verisign considers relaunching Sitefinder "service"
David McGuire: "Stratton Sclavos, chief executive of VeriSign Inc., told investors in a conference call last month that the company might relaunch its "Site Finder" service as early as April."
Considering that there's already a lawsuit pending -- is this really a good idea? See also: Index of Concerns as to VeriSign Site Finder [via Waxy]
Sep 24, 2003: SiteFinder prompting privacy questions and lawsuits. C-Net is reporting that "VeriSign has settled charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission that the company's Network Solutions unit tricked consumers into registering Internet domain names with its service."
Also, Professor David Farber has called for VeriSign's franchise to be revoked: "I think what they've done is hijacking ... if you let them get away with this, there will be chaos on the Net, with anyone getting away with anything."
Finally, CircleID has great coverage on all things sitefinder:
SiteFinder is leaking data submitted in Web forms to its marketing analysis partner Omniture
Go Daddy Sues VeriSign Over Site Finder
$100 Million Lawsuit Filed Against VeriSign alleges antitrust
the simple act of mistyping a URL implicitly cause you, the end user, to accept VeriSign's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy without the chance to review and accept or decline
ICANN Tells VeriSign to Shut Down Site Finder
A Thoughtful Take on Site Finder
Considering that there's already a lawsuit pending -- is this really a good idea? See also: Index of Concerns as to VeriSign Site Finder [via Waxy]
Sep 24, 2003: SiteFinder prompting privacy questions and lawsuits. C-Net is reporting that "VeriSign has settled charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission that the company's Network Solutions unit tricked consumers into registering Internet domain names with its service."
Also, Professor David Farber has called for VeriSign's franchise to be revoked: "I think what they've done is hijacking ... if you let them get away with this, there will be chaos on the Net, with anyone getting away with anything."
Finally, CircleID has great coverage on all things sitefinder:
