McAfee's HackerSafe: When all else fails, rebrand it!

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Re: McAfee's HackerSafe: When all else fails, rebrand it!

Nate,

As I proposed in your previous article on the subject (re: HackerSafe), I suggest that each time any of us who comes across a HackerSafe, and now the new PCI logo on a site, we direct the owners of the site to these blogs and articles and let them decide if they still want McAffee protection or not. Simply cut and paste the URL of the article into the email. It's up to them to take action after that.

As you can see in the previous article's discussions, I notified two site with that logo. Both sent me an automatic response and that's that. Any action they take or don't take is their affair, as it is their business they are protecting (or not, as the case may be). Both my emails were polite and factual.

If I should come across a new site with either of the logos, I will even make a copy of the warning email, and post it here, minus the company particulars to "protect the innocent".

And, BTW, thanks for telling us about this strategy of McAffee's. Methinks maybe my emails may have had some small effect.

bart

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