A lot of spammers can simply move out of the EU. Privacy groups are up in arms over European laws concerning electronic data retention, spam and cookies which were passed today. Francois Lavaste, vice-president for anti-spam software firm...
So where has he arrived at with his spam-avoiding tactics? Whatever rules we introduce, the spammers just move around the world to escape legislation. And good luck evading the spammers! The automated web crawlers that compile mailing lists for the...
A district court judge has rescinded a temporary restraining order against anti-spam operation SpamCop, in an early blow to a case brought by self-professed "Spam King" Scott Richter. The suit also charged SpamCop with not disclosing the identity...
International efforts to halt spam are ramping up this week with the news that the notorious Buffalo Spammer will be spending a few years in the clink and flagship anti-spam organisation SpamHaus has charmed the Chinese government into taking the...
Dr Phyllis Schneck, vice-president of strategic development at CipherTrust, told silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK: "The EU and the UK government should continue to support the legislation currently in place, take steps to strengthen it where...
Real-time black listing, a reputation-based system that collects feedback from users to manage a black list of known spammer IP addresses and domains, was also found to be dissatisfying for businesses, with only 24 percent saying they were "very...