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Can-Spam didn't, survey says

December 30, 2004 A survey due out Monday will report that the federal antispam law did little to deter spammers. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, MX Logic Inc., antispam company, anti-spam, survey, law, spam, service provider, U.S., e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

Elections spice up spam

November 15, 2004 Presidential vote proves a popular theme for junk e-mail, as U.S. holds onto its spot as top spam producer. TAGS: Commtouch, CAN-SPAM Act, spam, South Korea, China, U.S., e-mail

FTC serves up fully baked spam recipe

December 17, 2004 Agency issues final rules as to what constitutes commercial bulk e-mail, or spam, which is subject to restrictions under Can-Spam Act. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, regulation, spam, rule, agency, e-mail

FTC shuts down four spam rings

September 14, 2006 In two cases, spammers sent sexually explicit e-mail messages using "zombie" computers, the agency says. TAGS: Illinois, CAN-SPAM Act, spam, agency, e-mail

U.S. leads the dirty dozen spammers

December 24, 2004 A big slice of the global spam sent this year had its origins in the United States, security researchers say. TAGS: Sophos Plc., spam, CAN-SPAM Act, spammer, Graham Cluley, South Korea, U.S., researcher, broadband, virus, security, PC

Study: Small firms cook up more spam

January 26, 2005 New research finds that smaller companies are bearing the brunt of the epidemic of unsolicited e-mail. TAGS: Postini Corp., spam, CAN-SPAM Act, spammer, e-mail address, small business, information technology, e-mail

Court sides with alleged 'vacation' spammer

November 28, 2006 Precedent-setting decision says travel agency that sent repeated cruise-vacation e-mails is protected by federal Can-Spam Act. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, Oklahoma, anti-spam, law, spammer, spam, domain name, professor, e-mail, CEO

Court deals blow to dating-service spammer

August 3, 2005 Federal appeals court rejects argument that spammers have First Amendment right to flood public universities with spam. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, university, spammer, First Amendment, spam, e-mail address, e-mail

Antispam confab looks beyond filters

March 29, 2006 Leaders in the fight against spam, phishing and e-mail fraud gather at the MIT to compare notes. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, marketer, spammer, law enforcement, email marketing, anti-spam, spam, bond, incentive, e-mail, phishing, conference, attorney, car, America Online Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Supreme Court won't hear spam appeal

January 9, 2006 Justices let stand an existing ruling saying a dating service doesn't have the right to spam a university. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, university, spam, IP address, IP, e-mail

FTC says federal spam law has worked

December 20, 2005 Security firms report spam increase--but the FTC says 2003 law regulating junk e-mail is effective. TAGS: MX Logic Inc., CAN-SPAM Act, junk e-mail, spam, law, agency, message, e-mail

Year in review: Seeking to squelch spam

December 21, 2004 Prompted by company and consumer outcry, legislators, technologists tried different ways in 2004 to slice up the spam problem. TAGS: e-mail authentication, CAN-SPAM Act, spam, prosecutor, standards, law, America Online Inc., e-mail, virus, Microsoft Corp.

Spammer faces up to two years in jail

January 13, 2006 Man charged with sending millions of spam messages over high-profile company networks in violation of the Can-Spam Act. TAGS: jail, spammer, CAN-SPAM Act, spam, U.S., e-mail

This spammer's stash could be yours

August 10, 2005 Gold bars, cash and a fully loaded Hummer H2 are among the prizes AOL is offering as it celebrates a settlement with a spammer. TAGS: New Hampshire, spammer, settlement, America Online Inc., CAN-SPAM Act, Hummer, goods, Virginia, anti-spam, spam, Time Warner Inc., e-mail

Police blotter: Mortgage 'spammers' sued by ISP

July 14, 2006 California Internet provider sues over mortgage spam, saying lenders violated Can-Spam Act, state laws. TAGS: mortgage company, Police Blotter, spamming, CAN-SPAM Act, Quicken, spammer, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, damage, service provider, spam, e-mail server, complaint, California, law, e-mail address

Tech execs: Wake up and smell the spam

December 1, 2004 Products alone won't win against increasingly nasty junk e-mail; Net users must raise awareness, say tech bigwigs. Photo: Execs talk spam TAGS: Pobox.com, Sender ID, DomainKeys, CAN-SPAM Act, e-mail company, exec, spam, incentive, Yahoo! Inc., Time Warner Inc., open source, Cisco Systems Inc., America Online Inc., virus, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.
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