The threat of spyware is changing user behaviour, reports MediaWeek on the release of a new Pew Internet report on spyware. Over 80% of respondents have stopped opening email attachments, 45% report avoiding sites they think might install spyware and a quarter have stopped using peer-to-peer filesharing sites.
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I was chatting recently with someone from one of the Canadian arms of the Better Business Bureau. He told me that not only do they get a lot of inquiries from people looking for more information on Internet-related companies, but complaints about Internet-related companies rank very high compared to other types of businesses.
To date, the Better Business Bureau has apparently logged (across North America) 253,015 inquires about Internet-related companies and 15,250 complaints, putting Internet-related companies fourth on the list of most complained about companies behind only credit card companies (third), cell phone companies (second), and auto dealerships (first). Ouch!
As we approach the Canada Day festivities, I thought it would be appropriate to pay tribute to some of my favourite Canadian Internet inventions and innovators.
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