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“Meta-refreshes” may initiate phone calls

26-Apr-08

You may be familiar with so called meta-refreshing, a kludge that is often used in attempts to mimic HTTP redirection or to reload the current page after a predefined period of time. This story describes a potential problem related to user agent support for such refreshing.

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Consumer watchdog dreams up another free lunch

25-Apr-08

The Finnish Consumers’ Association today publicly reiterated their disapproval of chargeable customer service numbers. According to the association, businesses who use such numbers “chip away at consumer protection”, and consumers should support businesses that use freephone numbers.

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