Hi,
I'm not exactly sure this is the right forum, but I recently came across this article about some site-altering software from a company called eZula and thought I'd let other site owners know about it, as the tactics the software employs do seem a little worrying:
http://slashdot.org/.../07/31/2015216.shtml
The software in question, TopText, appears to automatically insert text-link-ads on ANY website where it finds specific key words, in other words, it alters your pages and puts un-paid advertising right on your site.
Obviously this will only apply if someone has the software/plugin installed, but the worrying part is that people could assume that YOU have endorsed the link that this software has put on your pages, as well as the fact that the software is, in effect, altering the nature of your content without your consent.
You can, apparently, block this on a domain basis by writing to:
support@ezula.com (see the article for an explanation)
I apologise if this is the wrong place to put this, but I just thought other site owners may have similar concerns to my own and want to actively do something about it.
I've written to them today with a list of my own domains I want blocking, we'll see what happens ....
All the best
Shaun
Follow-up: I've taken some screen-shots to show you how it changes links:
http://www.qango.com/tt/
I'm not exactly sure this is the right forum, but I recently came across this article about some site-altering software from a company called eZula and thought I'd let other site owners know about it, as the tactics the software employs do seem a little worrying:
http://slashdot.org/.../07/31/2015216.shtml
The software in question, TopText, appears to automatically insert text-link-ads on ANY website where it finds specific key words, in other words, it alters your pages and puts un-paid advertising right on your site.
Obviously this will only apply if someone has the software/plugin installed, but the worrying part is that people could assume that YOU have endorsed the link that this software has put on your pages, as well as the fact that the software is, in effect, altering the nature of your content without your consent.
You can, apparently, block this on a domain basis by writing to:
support@ezula.com (see the article for an explanation)
I apologise if this is the wrong place to put this, but I just thought other site owners may have similar concerns to my own and want to actively do something about it.
I've written to them today with a list of my own domains I want blocking, we'll see what happens ....
All the best
Shaun
Follow-up: I've taken some screen-shots to show you how it changes links:
http://www.qango.com/tt/