My story in technology Guardian today – How to get online advertising for free – looks at some popular badges, quizzes, and widgets for your blog or website. They do more than you expect.
And my piece has since prompted some reader responses.
I wrote about Micro Bill Systems (MBS) of Leeds twice in the Guardian last year – here we go again!
Since My PC is being held to ransom (March) and Legal wrangles over porn billing software (May), there’s been a steady stream of e-mails from readers. Hardly a week passes by without – your e-mails should be sent to tech@guardian.co.uk
My cover story today – Porn bill firm opens new front – in the Guardian newspaper’s technology section takes another look at Micro Bill Systems and the attitudes of anti-virus companies towards the online billing system for porn sites. It also reveals how MBS plans to revise its business methods having listened to consumer concerns. Now, MBS plans to take its controversial popup billing software from porn into mainstream videos and music.
Today’s story – Ransomware victims wait for the worst – takes a closer look at the consequences of the Monster phishing attack I wrote about in August (Monster hit by ‘worst ever’ trojan).
Update 11 October: Jack Schofield answers a reader’s question : ‘how can we protect ourselves from this attack”? in this week’s Ask Jack
