Panama controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2003
Overture-Gator adware partnership
Overture announced a three-year partnership with Gator Corporation, whose software monitored users' activity, extracted search terms, and could display Overture-sponsored listings even when users were visiting unaffiliated search engines or websites. The arrangement was heavily criticized. It predates Panama but is relevant to the advertising-business history inherited by Yahoo!.