Websites can show competitors a different reality

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Cottrell describes websites recognizing a competitor and returning a different version, from targeted recruiting pages to false travel prices and concealed trademark abuse. The passage documents an early form of personalized deception and why corporate researchers sought anonymous access.

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Proposed recording date: 2006-10-14. The exact broadcast date may differ.

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