Microsoft and Amazon vs Internet Crime
September 28, 2004CNET news reports here that Microsoft and Amazon have teamed up to launch combined lawsuits directed at specified individuals, who are seen to be major players in practices such as e-mail spam and address spoofing, as well as phishing.
According to the article:
“The companies said they hope to eliminate the scams, which have become a nuisance to both of their customer bases, by asserting their combined and sizable influence, while working together to test technological barriers that they believe may prevent future criminal activity.”
Gold Disk Canada is the only company specifically named, though a number of un-named individuals are also apparently targeted.
Amazon apparently launched 11 law-suits last year, but only 4 were claimed by Amazon Vice President, David Zapolsky, to have been concluded in a manner satisfactory to Amazon, with some of the companies targeted defaulting during the legal process.