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Legit adware players will self-regulate,but not those lurking in the dark

News | 05/29/2006 4:00 am EDT

When it comes to the adware inserted in many "free" software products such as games and file-sharing applications, standard market controls don’t apply because consumers aren’t viewed as customers – they are the product.

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