Is COAST toast?

[2ffat]

The Consortium of Anti-Spyware Technology vendors (COAST) is having some major problems. The founding members are leaving after spyware makers were being added to the board. See

http://news.com.com/Catfight+in+the...32-5567781.html?part=dtx&tag=ntop&tag=nl.e433

for more info.

Also see:

http://castlecops.com/article-5721-nested-0-0.html

http://castlecops.com/article-5719-nested-0-0.html

http://castlecops.com/article5669.html

http://castlecops.com/article-5524-nested-0-0.html

http://castlecops.com/article5618.html

http://castlecops.com/modules.php?name=Surveys&op=results&pollID=28&mode=nested&order=0&thold=0

http://www.revenews.com/wayneporter/archives/000389.html#more

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/yho...E78-B5552FAC958C}&siteid=myyahoo&dist=myyahoo

http://castlecops.com/article-5516-nested-0-0.html

http://www.broadbandreports.com/shownews/58066?r=236

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=55643

http://netrn.net/spywareblog/archives/2004/11/22/baffled-by-aluria/

http://www.spywareinfo.com/newsletter/archives/1104/4.php

James P. Cottingham
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[torturedmind]

quoted from the above article/news:

...the group sought to reform "bad actors" by helping them change and become certified.

what the hell were they thinking? they sure can't change a hyena into a cat!

peace!

kilroy
philippines

"If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get one million miles to the gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside."