Man arrested for allegedly extorting Google
Posted by Tom Warren on 23 March 2004 - 13:51 · 17 comments & 522 views
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#1 Posted by ClintEastman on 23 Mar 2004 - 14:02
- What a prat, as if Google are just going to roll over!
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#2 Posted by EmuZombie on 23 Mar 2004 - 14:03
- $10 says he says he "didn't know" he was doing anything illegal
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#3 Posted by nw_raptor on 23 Mar 2004 - 14:15
- lol... owned
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#4 Posted by eds on 23 Mar 2004 - 14:33
- Can you say "Suuuuuuuper Geeeeeeeeeenuis"?
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#4.1 Posted by demorgoron on 24 Mar 2004 - 00:59
- MEGA GENIUS
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#5 Posted by Grappa on 23 Mar 2004 - 14:45
- In the dictionary under MORON it says See him.
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#6 Posted by PlainLazy on 23 Mar 2004 - 14:51
- I wonder if he shared the code with anyone else and if the software could still be a risk
But anyways owned
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#7 Posted by KevinRGood on 23 Mar 2004 - 15:11
QUOTE The man, Michael Bradley, was so sure that the folks at Google would pay up, he even turned up at their offices for a meeting to sell his software.
This is what I'ld call the work of a STUPID CRIMMINAL!
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#8 Posted by xpablo on 23 Mar 2004 - 15:36
- What a DumbAss
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#9 Posted by DrunkenMaster on 23 Mar 2004 - 16:38
- Sorry, pal. You're still not the top on your name search either. In fact you only find him if you add
Google after his name. If you search for Michael Bradley only you'll be lucky to find him.
Personally, if I wanted my 15 minutes of fame, I would have demanded a lot more money. That way
everysearch engine and news site would have my name on the front pages.
Michael Bradley + Google
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#10 Posted by a1kashur on 23 Mar 2004 - 16:41
- He's a magnificent moron!
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#11 Posted by YaZoR on 23 Mar 2004 - 16:59
- lol, muppet
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#12 Posted by MindfreeZe on 23 Mar 2004 - 17:34
- heh dumbass....
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#13 Posted by Billprozac on 23 Mar 2004 - 18:12
- his new name is Ricky Retardo!
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#14 Posted by X-Spyder on 23 Mar 2004 - 18:13
- I reserve my judgement on this issue until after I have seen the TV movie. heh
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#15 Posted by
BroChaos on 23 Mar 2004 - 20:44
- lol, that is pretty bad. wouldn't common sense tell you that what you are trying to do is illegal?
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#16 Posted by MegaManXcalibur on 24 Mar 2004 - 01:03
- It's kind of depressing to see pure human stupidity is still alive and well. On the other hand it gives me somebody new to laugh at
According to court papers, he claimed that if Google did not pay, he would release a piece of software to spammers that would generate fake advertising hits, costing the search giant millions.
The man, Michael Bradley, was so sure that the folks at Google would pay up, he even turned up at their offices for a meeting to sell his software. By then, federal law enforcement agents were already on the case and videotaped the alleged extortion attempt.
The software Bradley designed would have flooded the Google advertisements with fake clicks, potentially costing the company millions of dollars. Google pays Web publishers a fee for each click on the pop-ups the site generates. He threatened to give the software to the top 100 spammers in the meeting with Google's officials, court papers released on Friday show.
According to the papers, he also offered his services as a consultant engineer to help the search engine stop other advertising fraud.
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