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Title	ValueClick to pay $2.9 million to settle spam complaint
Type	News
Source	IDG News Service 03/17/2008
Summary	Online advertiser ValueClick has agreed to pay a record $2.9 million to settle a U.S. Federal Trade Commission complaint that it sent deceptive advertising claims in spam e-mail and failed to secure consumers' sensitive financial information. continue

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