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A clever URL redirect
Wading through the comments on Microsoft's IE blog I discovered a clever URL hijack. The domain http://www.trustworthycomputing.com resolves straight to a Google search: "microsoft security OR privacy flaw OR flaws OR hole OR holes". Trustworthy Computing is the wrapper around all of Microsoft's efforts to create a more secure, reliable Windows computing platform. Such a URL hijack must be an embarrassment to Microsoft. I searched at the USPTO Web site and it doesn't look like the term is a registered trademark of Microsoft, so the hijack must be fair game. (The URL is registered to Simplify.net in Stoughton, Wisconsin.)
Posted on August 4, 2004 at 03:12 PM | Permalink
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