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Re:Yubico Executive caught astroturfing on Amazon product re... by Someone1234 on Tuesday October 21, 2014 @02:49PM (#8489040)
I'd be upset if he DIDN'T use his real name. By definition that isn't "astroturfing" since they made no attempt to hide or mask their true identity.

It would have been nice had they identified themselves as working for the company. However this is a very minor "crime" compared to some of the shenanigans that go on in Amazon's reviews.

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Re:Yubico Executive caught astroturfing on Amazon product re... by pavel_lishin on Tuesday October 21, 2014 @03:14PM (#8489190)
But he didn't make it explicit, either. How many people reading that review would make the connection? I certainly wouldn't.
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