Ebay Phishing?
Not specifically email related but close enough.
ZDnet has a blog entry talking about Craigslist’s claim of phishing by eBay against them.
As a part of the ongoing legal drama between eBay and Craigslist, Craigslist has now sued eBay. Among their claims is something they are calling phishing attacks. In reality it looks like what they are talking about is a very misleading Google ad.
While I certainly think there’s something unappetizing about these advertising practices I am not sure it qualifies as phishing. I guess this would come down to whether they intended to deceive user’s who thought they were going to Craigslist.
Did eBay cross a legal line here? Is this just slimy behavior, or is it legitimate search advertising? I’m leaning towards slimy. What about you?
