Dale Begg-Smith has won gold in the winter Olympics for his skiing. Unfortunately that's not what the press is interested in: his post-medal press conference seems to have included just as many questions about the company that generated money that helped him train.
Not surprising, perhaps, given that the company was involved in spyware and pop-ups and "drive-by downloads". See the Melbourne Age's story ("the companies that he and brother Jason Begg-Smith are involved with are some of the most annoying aspects of the web... Two main companies - called AdsCPM and CPM Media - make money by skimming a small percentage each time an ad scores a hit or is directed to a client's site.") and the Spam Kings blog ("AdsCPM Network (a.k.a. CPM Media Inc.), a firm notorious for using "driveby downloads," security exploits, and other cheap tricks to install spyware (including keyloggers and browser hijackers) on unsuspecting Internet users' computers.. I say the IOC ought to investigate Begg-Smith's business conduct to determine whether it tarnishes the reputation of the Olympic movement.")
Perhaps they could reach a compromise and establish a new Olympic sport: seeing how many pop-ups you can kill in a certain amount of time. Or clean a spyware/adware-infested machine in the shortest possible time. Come on, we must have some readers who would be a shoo-in for a medal.
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