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    Are we making progress against spam and spyware?

    The Detroit News reports: “FBI puts stop to Spam King”. 

    We've had a lively discussion going on about Robert Soloway and SPAMIS on this blog, and Friday, I found articles relating to a Judge who ruled “Spyware classified as "criminal trespass" in Chicago”.

    Are we making progress in the war on spam and spyware?

    My inclination is “yes” to the former, but “no” to the latter.  Now that hacking is a for-profit venture (see “Hacking for Profit: Malware up 48 percent over last year” for links and references), spyware and malware makers are getting more insidious and clever.

    posted on Sunday, October 16, 2005 5:01 PM

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