It must be the week for cute web animations. First Consumer Union did their cute web animation lampooning drug ads, and now the Federal Trade Commission has released a web animation for Fathers’ Day, featuring a father fish teaching his little fishies how not to fall victim to the phishers.
Phishing has been in the news a lot lately, and it certainly is a big issue, and a hot topic. But why the FTC chose Father’s Day as their venue for this animation is beyond Aunty – to be honest, it seems kind of a stretch.
But still, it’s catchy, it’s cute, and it’s right on. And it’s available for viewing [Page no longer available – we have linked to the archive.org version instead].
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