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===Typosquatting=== {{main|Typosquatting}} Typosquatting is a form of [[cybersquatting]] that relies on typographical errors made by users of the Internet.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-502915.html?legacy=zdnn | title='Typosquatters' turn flubs into cash | date=2000-09-23 | author=Sullivan, Bob | publisher=[[ZDNet]] | access-date=2007-11-12 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071024032834/http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-502915.html?legacy=zdnn <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-10-24}}</ref> Typically, the cybersquatter will register a likely typo of a frequently-accessed [[uniform resource locator|website address]] in the hope of receiving traffic when internet users mistype that address into a [[web browser]]. Deliberately introducing typos into a web page, or into its [[metadata]], can also draw unwitting visitors when they enter these typos in [[Internet search engine]]s. An example of this is <code>gogole.com</code> instead of <code>[[Google|google.com]]</code> which could potentially be harmful to the user.
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