FCC Bans Spam

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Google Is Replacing the CAPTCHA With Creepy Human-Detecting Algorithms

Staff / Truthdig Dec 4, 2014 This is one form of electronic surveillance that is entirely worth it. Dig deeper

Death of a Spam Network

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2011 Rustock, the world's largest spam e-mail network, has been disabled by a coordinated action between Microsoft and the FBI, effectively reducing worldwide spam by up to a whopping 39 percent. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Where Did All the Spam Go?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 7, 2011 The people who keep track of these things report that global spam traffic dropped from 200 billion messages in August to just 50 billion in December. Unfortunately it appears that the spammers may have decided to pause their activity before a relaunch. Which is just as well because we're running low on Canadian Viagra. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Spam ‘Godfather’ Sentenced

Staff / Truthdig Nov 29, 2009 Encompassing an estimated 78 percent of e-mail, spam remains the bane of many Internet users. The man who has declared himself spam's godfather, Alan Ralsky, has been sentenced to 51 months in prison for his role in an e-mail stock scam. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Spam Rules the Inbox

Staff / Truthdig Apr 8, 2009 The BBC reports on some alarming numbers coming out of Redmond: "More than 97% of all e-mails sent over the net are unwanted, according to a Microsoft security report. The e-mails are dominated by spam adverts for drugs, and general product pitches and often have malicious attachments." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Economic Meltdown Threatens Penis Enlarger Industry

Staff / Truthdig Feb 25, 2009 The Onion takes a satirical look at the effect a spam crackdown could have on a struggling nation that depends on "free iPod" exports. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

MySpace Spammers Fined $230 Million

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2008 A Los Angeles judge on Tuesday ordered two Internet spammers to pay a record-breaking $230 million in fines after they sent more than 700,000 unsolicited advertisements to MySpace users. The amount is almost half what Rupert Murdoch spent to buy the social networking site in 2005. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Spam Filter

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Feb 19, 2008 Dig deeper

Don’t Touch That Mail!

Gbemisola Olujobi / Truthdig Jan 26, 2007 A native Nigerian writer takes stock of the changing face of her country's most prominent economic export after oil: e-mail scams. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

AOL?s New ‘Golden’ Business Model

Staff / Truthdig Aug 16, 2006 America Online, the beleaguered Internet giant, has announced plans to dig for gold?seriously. The company recently won a lawsuit against a spammer who then skipped town, so it plans to search his parents? property for gold and platinum bars it believes to be buried there. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hacker Gets Five Years in Prison

Staff / Truthdig May 9, 2006 The 20-year-old set out to damage computer networks and send massive amounts of spam. Any computer user who has ever been the victim of a virus, worm or Trojan horse shall be excused the schadenfreude he or she feels at the news of this lengthy prison sentence. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )