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Unsolicited commercial and non-commercial emails are spreading like plague that feed off the Internet to connect hundreds of millions of computer users around the world, at virtually no cost. Most of these nuisance and distraction come in the form of offering to help us get rich quick or shed pounds in a few days. Amazing? Not quite, more like ridiculous.
There is no doubt that spam is a drain on productivity, a frustratingly costly waste of time and resources for Internet service providers and for businesses. It clogs corporate networks, and can be a vehicle for viruses that often cause serious damage and hefty economic losses. As we continue to wage the war in attempt to sift spam out of our inboxes, valid messages are unintentionally overlooked or deleted, which makes email less reliable as a channel for communication and legitimate e-commerce. Spam is such a worrying problem that it threatens to undo much of the good that email has achieved.
Reactive measures to stop spam includes installation of spam filters. However it is not simply to block out all spam, a smart filter can be customized to suit the preferences of the individual user. Not all spam is pure junk, it is not clearly distinguishable from a broad and global criteria. Thus it is critical to have a smart filter system that learn from a user's personal preferences to create a unique anti-spam program that is tougher for spammers to break down.
Proactive measures involve going out to stop spam before it gets distributed. Provider of email services should enforce regulations against spamming, accounts that violate anti-spam policies should be terminated immediately. The government and industry must work hand-in-hand to exposed spammers' deceptive practices. They used multiple servers to hide their origins and change to new ones frequently to avoid detection.
These and many other efforts across different fronts will lead to a world where we are less troubled by spam. And as violators faced stiffer sanctions, the incentives for them will decrease and spamming will lose much of its appeal.
how about government implementing laws to prosecute spammers? and who can/should enforce these laws given that the cyber world is boundless? as technology continues to surge ahead at breakneck pace, to keep up with the developments is tough enough, let alone to police the internet and keep these "online criminals" in check, I sense that the policy makers will hardly be interested in this area which is hardly good news...
ReplyDeleteI believe that there are already laws in place to keep spammers in check. More often than not, it is the user that unwittingly enters their email address for a certain program or site that allow spammers the avenue to send unwanted emails to them. I would encourage everyone to exercise caution when giving out your email.
ReplyDeleteI beleieve spamming will be a part of our life...Labeling a person/organization a spammer is very subjective because when the product that they are pushing to you does not interest you, you label is as a spam but what if it does interest you? TigerAirways have a habit of sending you promotional mails when you have fly with them before but when you see their mails promoting their latest airfares, do you think that mail is a spam? thus, as the saying goes, One man's meat is another man's poison.
ReplyDeleteI believe that spam is more or less in control right now. The filter system of email providers are more effecient. Spam will not be fully eliminated but things will get better as technology and internet security improves. It is more important that the younger generation is taught not to subscribe or click onto any links which are suspicious, therefore stopping the flow of spam mails.
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