Gmail Reveals the Names of All Users

Didn't Google used to say things like "Don't be evil"? Perhaps, now, the more appropriate recommendation would be: just don't make it easy for the rest of the world to use your technology and software to be...

Girls in the Internet are interested in me?

I received the following message at NowPublic. "Hello My name is Nina. a 22 yrs old girl . I am average in height and fair in complexion ,am a loving, romantic and caring angel. I read your profile. truely is quiet intresting to me then , i deciede to contact you. i really...

Saying "Yes" to Spam: One Woman's Experience

Below is the story of a spam masochist. Tracy Mooney agreed to answer all the spam sent her way for a month, just to see what happened. It was part of a research project by McAfee, to see what sort of spam was out...

How to prevent spam in your blog's comments

"The power of the blog comment has turned commenting into a free-for-all contest for this powerful piece of blogging real estate. As your blog grows in readership and popularity, it will act as a magnet. The blog should entice thoughtful readers to communicate with you. On...

MySpace Wins $234M Suit Against Spammers

Facebook has had its own set of problems, but nothing on the scale of the 735,000+ spam messages sent to members on MySpace.My own account was so inundated with it that I refused to check my account on MySpace for...

Uh Oh, Here Comes The Cellphone Spam

Please. God. No."If you thought spam on your computer was a bother, brace yourself for round two: spammers want to find you on your cellphone. Cellphones have become consumers’ most personal technological...

Yahoo search to 'battle spyware'

Yahoo is introducing new technology to its search engine which willwarn users if they are about to click on a website that hosts viruses,spyware and spam."Browser exploits: Sites that can harm a user's computer or...

Dirty 30: Happy Birthday, Spam

Thirty years of spam. Yes, that makes spam older than most email applications. Sort of crushes your spirit, doesn't it? Indeed, here at NowPublic, we get our share of spam, in the form of articles, comments, private...

Happy spamiversary! Spam reaches 30

"Thirty years ago next week, Gary Thuerk, a marketer at the now-defunct computer firm Digital Equipment Corporation, sent an email to 393 users of Arpanet, the US government-run computer network that eventually...

Terror Spam: FCC to Announce SMS Alert System

I"m not convinced that the best thing to do after a terror attack is to send a SMS to every single mobile phone in the vicinity... on Sept 11, my phone was a paperweight as signal towers choked on the extra traffic,...

A message to spammers and self promoters - Common decency

Many web based citizen journalist communities are becoming open house to those that wish to advertise or promote their web site or blogs. The problem is the advertisers and self promoters do not read the rules of...

Judge rules man’s trial rights violated

"The Speedy Trial Act stipulates a defendant’s trial be held within 70 days of his indictment or initial appearance in court with allowances for certain delays, including pre-trial motions."

Spam King Flagged in Seattle

They don't call Robert Soloway "the spam king" because of any penchant for processed meat... this guy is currently plea-bargaining down from forty counts of fraud, identity theft and tax evasion down to three counts...

Email is So 2 Seconds Ago: ID-Based Conversations

So now they're talking about how email is old-school. Great. Just when I was getting used to pruning my inbox... ""E-mail has died away for a group of users. For the younger generation, they don't use e-mail," he...

KY Bill would give voting rights to some felons

"On Feb. 28, the alliance will take about 800 felons and others by bus to Frankfort in support of House Bill 70. The bill would restore the voting rights of most felons, once they've served their sentences and are no longer on probation or parole. "

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