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General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Computers => Topic started by: corbe on September 02, 2018, 05:40:54 pm

Title: Google Is Taking Down Tech Support Scammers
Post by: corbe on September 02, 2018, 05:40:54 pm

Google Is Taking Down Tech Support Scammers

By Lisa Marie Segarra
September 1, 2018
 
Google is taking action against the tech support scams that advertise on its platform.

The tech giant is making a commitment to removing misleading ads. Google told the Wall Street Journal it removed more than 100 ads every second for violating some part of its policies. Now, it’s also implementing a verification program to further combat bad actors.

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http://fortune.com/2018/09/01/google-tech-support-scam/ (http://fortune.com/2018/09/01/google-tech-support-scam/)

Title: Re: Google Is Taking Down Tech Support Scammers
Post by: corbe on September 02, 2018, 05:41:14 pm

   Bout damn time!!!!!

Title: Re: Google Is Taking Down Tech Support Scammers
Post by: darroll on September 02, 2018, 06:28:51 pm

The data miners are trying to act like Saints.