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typosquatting

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A quick definition of typosquatting:

Typosquatting is when someone buys a website name that is spelled almost the same as another popular website, so that people who make a mistake when typing the name end up on their website instead. The person who does this can make money by showing ads or even stealing people's payment information. This is against the law and can result in the person being sued and having to pay a lot of money to the real website owner.

A more thorough explanation:

Typosquatting is when someone registers a domain name that is similar or misspelled compared to another website's domain name. The purpose of typosquatting is to capture traffic intended for the legitimate website. Typosquatters can make money by showing pop-up ads, stealing payment information, or even selling the domain to the legitimate website owner to prevent further confusion.

Typosquatting is illegal under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA). This act prohibits bad-faith and abusive registrations of distinctive marks as internet domain names with the intent to profit from the goodwill associated with such marks.

For example, if someone registers the domain name "goggle.com" instead of "google.com," they are typosquatting. They are trying to capture traffic intended for Google's website and potentially make money from it.

If a victim of typosquatting takes legal action, they can receive statutory damages of "not less than $1,000 and not more than $100,000 per domain name" under the ACPA. Injunctions are also commonly sought to combat typosquatting.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
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22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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