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Old 01-10-2013, 10:08 AM  
TisMe
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Originally Posted by k0nr4d View Post
Let me rephrase - yes it's morally wrong. But why is it *illegal*? THey actually have a law specific to cookie stuffing or does it fall under something else?
Quoted from the second link above: http://www.affiliatefairplay.com/res...fing-case.html

"You must actually send the consumer to the merchant's site not just have a "click" track for the affiliate link."

"If you are cookie stuffing, legally it is wire fraud. "

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