Comments on: Three indicted in major spam case

Defendants are accused of distributing tens of millions of e-mails advertising porn sites and containing explicit images.

[R. U. Sirius]

I despise spammers

Throw the book at them. Creeps. They deserve hard labor in a small cell with Bubba the Dominator.

[R. U. Sirius]

I despise spammers

Throw the book at them. Creeps. They deserve hard labor in a small cell with Bubba the Dominator.

[Johnny Mnemonic]

Waste of time.

If you want to make a dent, prosecute the businesses
that benefit from the bulk advertising. Stupid.

[aabcdefghij987654321]

In this case they did get the perps

These spammers were promoting their own.

[Johnny Mnemonic]

Waste of time.

If you want to make a dent, prosecute the businesses
that benefit from the bulk advertising. Stupid.

[aabcdefghij987654321]

In this case they did get the perps

These spammers were promoting their own.

[malabrm1]

Good 1st Step But...

sadly the prevelance of spam isn't at all confined to porn site re-directors. Targetting porn was a good first step to keep kids away from stuff they shouldn't be exposed to. But the fact is that the lion's share of spam starts with advertizing servers using AI algorithms to target what they presume are a person's interests with the result that if for example you go to a sports website to check the football standings, you wind up with a ton of gambling spam in your inbox. Idiot AI programs dished out by fully legal advertising servers are the major culprit that needs attacking. And this will not be an easy challenge for government to address.

[malabrm1]

Good 1st Step But...

sadly the prevelance of spam isn't at all confined to porn site re-directors. Targetting porn was a good first step to keep kids away from stuff they shouldn't be exposed to. But the fact is that the lion's share of spam starts with advertizing servers using AI algorithms to target what they presume are a person's interests with the result that if for example you go to a sports website to check the football standings, you wind up with a ton of gambling spam in your inbox. Idiot AI programs dished out by fully legal advertising servers are the major culprit that needs attacking. And this will not be an easy challenge for government to address.