jtara - 4:21 pm on Sep 20, 2007 (gmt 0)

I don't like the use of Quality Score to try to enforce Google policies.

So, if you are willing to spend enough, you can distribute malware? It's certainly implied. These sites "may not" be able to "afford" to advertise!

Many of the types of sites they mentioned need to be outright banned, not monetarily penalized.

Google's reasoning here is flawed.

It may well be worth the money to a malware author to pay a high price, given the potential profit they can make from the malware.

And what if the malware is being distributed by a foreign government? Think there are a few out there who would spend some bucks to get malware installed in the right places?

Oh, this is good... look at the FAQ linked-to from the blog. "eBook sites that distribute malware" is listed under "Business Models to Advertise with Caution". Really gives me a warm feeling as a consumer. Slap, slap! Don't get caught! Use caution!