FTC Wants To Set Up Spam Bounty System

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Can A Bounty System Cure Spam?

Can A Bounty System Cure Spam? 06/30/2004 07:38 AM

Anti-spam bounty hunters could prove
pricy

Anti-spam bounty hunters could prove
pricy 09/17/2004 08:21 AM
ZDNet UK Sep 17 2004 12:29PM GMT

Spam clogs German government's e-mail
system

Spam clogs German government's e-mail
system 05/21/2004 05:17 PM
A crippling tide of spam hit the German government this week in the form of nondelivery reports generated when mail can't be delivered, delaying some e-mail for three days.

SpamElimination.com, Releases Next
Generation Spam Profiling System.

SpamElimination.com, Releases Next
Generation Spam Profiling System. 07/02/2004 03:16 AM
SpamElimination.com introduces e-mail profiling system that virtually eliminates all spam, viruses and malware. [PRWEB Jul 2, 2004]

Spam, spam, spam, spam ... Canada
targets unwanted email (AFP)

Spam, spam, spam, spam ... Canada
targets unwanted email (AFP) 05/12/2004 04:17 AM
AFP - Canada unveiled a new action plan to combat unsolicited commercial e-mail, nicknamed spam, which jams inboxes and clogs Internet traffic worldwide.

Finance Spam Passing Drug Spam While
Porn Spam Is Washed Up

Finance Spam Passing Drug Spam While
Porn Spam Is Washed Up 05/24/2004 05:37 PM
The latest study on spam trends appears to show that financial spam is outpacing pharmaceutical spam - though, honestly, so much of both is coming out that it's really hard to imagine that this matters at all. Meanwhile, it seems that porn spam is increasingly less interesting to spammers as the numbers have been on a noticeable decline for quite some time. No matter what, though, it appears that CAN-SPAM has done absolutely nothing to slow down the amount of spam sent.

From spam drops to spam spray to spam
stream

From spam drops to spam spray to spam
stream 06/05/2004 07:31 PM
I am now getting 2,000+ spams a day. There are 1,440 minutes in a day The rate of incoming spams is therefore getting close to the interval it takes me to check my email and dispose of a single spam: By the time I'm done checking, more spam has arrived. That is the point at which the spam droplets form a continuous stream. And that is the point at which no interval of my life will ever be spam-free again....

Tomorrow's Menu: Spam, Spam, Spam

Tomorrow's Menu: Spam, Spam, Spam 12/11/2003 06:15 AM
Congress overwhelmingly passes a bill to fight the online scourge, but critics say the unwanted e-mail will increase because the law will actually legitimize spam. By Amit Asaravala.

Bounty Hunting

Bounty Hunting 12/04/2003 10:40 PM

Via Jeremy Hylton, Mark Shuttleworth (super-rich geek and space tourist) is offering $100,000 worth of bounties in 2004 to developers willing to help out with a number of Open Source projects, most of which are to be developed in Python. A comparison can be made here with Mitch Kapor, another geek-done-well who funds open source development through his sponsorship of the Open Source Applications Foundation.

Personally I think this is a great way of funding open source development, although a counter-argument is that this kind of reward could encourage the wrong kind of attitude within the open source community with programmers dedicating their time to paid projects at the expense of others. I don't see this happening - people work on open source projects for the love of doing so and to scratch an itch. If you have the money to spend and want to offer it up as a bounty for someone to further develop a product you like then more power to you! I would certainly consider doing so if some freak incident left me rolling in cash (very unlikely to happen considering my complete disinterest in nursing my finances).

Jedi Bounty

Jedi Bounty 12/21/2003 10:51 AM
GameSpy.com has posted up an interview with Haden Blackman and Dan Rubenfeld of LucasArts regarding Jedi Knights finally appearing in Star Wars Galaxies: "Not only are Jedi players happy with the system and the powers they are receiving, but other players are just excited about the opportunity to interact with (or hunt down) Jedi." Check it out.

Camcorder bounty

Camcorder bounty 06/21/2004 10:13 PM
USA Today Jun 22 2004 2:47AM GMT

How much will the Bounty be for Spammers

How much will the Bounty be for Spammers 05/23/2004 07:52 AM
Back when America had a true wild wild west their where bounty posters for murder's, bank robbers etc. Well the...

THE BOUNTY EXPERIENCE

THE BOUNTY EXPERIENCE 05/07/2004 01:26 PM
First release

$100 Bounty on iPods

$100 Bounty on iPods 06/30/2004 04:27 PM

Bounty for web 'outlaws'

Bounty for web 'outlaws' 11/11/2003 02:24 AM
iafrica.com Nov 11 2003 1:03AM ET

Track Your Bounty

Track Your Bounty 04/11/2005 08:09 PM
With 72 Star Wars M&M wrappers and 48 from Skittles, folks are going to need a mighty detailed checklist to keep track of which ones they have. In order to help you out on this task, there are two really nice official PDF checklists available at both respective websites. Here's the M&M's checklist, and here's one for Skittles!

Bounty Posted

Bounty Posted 09/12/2004 04:34 PM
Bob Wyman: PubSub.com is willing to offer a $5,000 bounty to whoever builds the "best" full implementation as an open source Apache module by Jan 1, 2005. It seems that some of the smaller but more aggressive feed consumers have the most to benefit from bandwidth reduction measures than even the mega colossal feed producers do.  Uncompressed, undelta'ed, full text feeds may be becoming the barrier to entry to the next Bloglines, Feedster, PubSub or Technorati.

Dell has put bounty on iPod's

Dell has put bounty on iPod's 06/30/2004 05:41 PM

The publicity stunt that Dell announced today where they are offering a $100.00 discount for a 15gb Digital Jukebox to any person that sends in a iPod broken or working. As a iPod owner this is very funny as I think we are a pretty loyal group. I guess if I had a broken on I might think about it but that would be the only way. [ZDNet]

Mozilla to pay bounty on bugs

Mozilla to pay bounty on bugs 08/03/2004 05:47 AM
Wanted: Dead or alive

Security Bug Bounty Program

Security Bug Bounty Program 08/02/2004 01:08 AM

TreoCentral's Bluetooth bounty

TreoCentral's Bluetooth bounty 06/16/2004 10:05 AM
Engadget Jun 16 2004 2:34PM GMT

US had contact with bounty hunter

US had contact with bounty hunter 07/22/2004 04:21 AM
The US military says an Afghan was handed over by a US citizen arrested in Kabul over an alleged counter-terrorism operation.

Bug hunter gets bounty from Mozilla

Bug hunter gets bounty from Mozilla 03/31/2005 11:25 PM
CNET Asia Apr 1 2005 3:33AM GMT

SCO posts $250,000 worm bounty

SCO posts $250,000 worm bounty 01/27/2004 11:00 PM
Bring me the head of the MyWorm author. But Linus Torvalds will do

China doubles DIY 3G bounty

China doubles DIY 3G bounty 11/11/2003 05:48 AM
TD-SCDMA needs boost - report

FTC Recommends Bounty on Spammers

FTC Recommends Bounty on Spammers 09/16/2004 10:38 PM

Proposed: a Bounty for Bugs

Proposed: a Bounty for Bugs 11/18/2003 08:07 AM
Big Bucks for Big Bugs

Nintendo DS Bounty Recap

Nintendo DS Bounty Recap 05/07/2004 08:36 PM
Ever vigilant, it looks like Reuters has taken notice of our Nintendo DS bounty in this article about next week's unveiling of the DS and Sony's PSP. Some of you are asking if the offer still stands, and my answer is: yes, of course, but your time to beat Nintendo...

US ponders $250,000 bounty on spammers

US ponders $250,000 bounty on spammers 09/20/2004 04:57 PM

Can Microsoft bounty end viruses?

Can Microsoft bounty end viruses? 05/10/2004 04:08 PM
ZDNet May 10 2004 8:15PM GMT

FTC Offers Bounty to Name Spammers

FTC Offers Bounty to Name Spammers 09/19/2004 12:39 AM

The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced, in a public report, that a system of monetary rewards would help improve the enforcement of the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2002 (CAN-SPAM Act.) That Act, which became effective on January 1, 2004, required the FTC to conduct a study and provide a report to Congress on a CAN-SPAM "bounty system." While the fact that bounties may be offered to those who help authorities in nabbing spammers doesn't unusual, what is very much out of the ordinary is the projected bounty amounts necessary to make them effective.

The FTC reports three hurdles exist in enforcing the CAN-SPAM Act: 1) identifying and locating the spammer, 2) developing sufficient evidence to prove the spammer is legally responsible for sending the spam, and 3) obtaining the source of funding for the bounties. The report states that those with the information most helpful to authorities are whistleblowers and insiders: those who have had personal or business contact with the spammers, themselves. Because of the real possibility of retaliation, the monetary awards encourage the whistleblowers to come forward. The FTC thinks that awards of about $100,000, upward to $250,000, are reasonable, with funding for the bounty program to come from federal taxes.

Dave's Opinion
I wish I knew a spammer; for a quarter of a million, I could by RV my kids are clamoring for and go on the road for a few months. Why do we need an incentive to do the right thing. Turning in details of bona fide spammers is just a good thing to do. Why should we expect to be bribed by the government?

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Microsoft's bounty hunter

Microsoft's bounty hunter 06/10/2004 06:39 AM
Prosecutor turned Microsoft attorney Hemanshu Nigam explains what's behind the company's decision to offer financial rewards for information leading to virus writers' capture.

FTC Endorses Bounty for Spammers

FTC Endorses Bounty for Spammers 09/18/2004 08:58 AM
The Federal Trade Commission's recommendations are less than originally proposed in Congress.

Will MS bounty cause mutiny among
hackers?

Will MS bounty cause mutiny among
hackers? 11/05/2003 08:20 PM
Some security experts say the lure of money could disrupt relationships among virus writers, effectively shutting down the loose online circles where authors meet.

Profile of two bounty hunters

Profile of two bounty hunters 03/25/2005 04:00 PM
David Pescovitz: The Houston Press profiles bounty hunters Jason McKee and Sammie Valero:

Valero looks over the docs and then asks to see the fugitive. "I'm not going to arrest her," he promises. "I just need her to verify all of this."

The boyfriend coaxes the woman into the living room, where she stands with water welling up in her big green eyes.

"Hello," says Valero. "You're under arrest."

"You lying motherfuckers," yells the boyfriend. "Get the hell out of my house. You lied to me."

"I don't have to tell you the truth," says Valero. "I'm not a police officer."

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Will Microsoft's bounty work?

Will Microsoft's bounty work? 11/06/2003 12:19 PM
ZDNet Nov 6 2003 10:37AM ET

MS Calls Out Bounty Hunters

MS Calls Out Bounty Hunters 11/06/2003 11:08 AM
With investigative leads gone cold, Microsoft places bounties on the heads of the SoBig and MSBlast virus writers, hoping that the lure of money will entice a few whistleblowers to step forward.

Federal Bounty on Spammers

Federal Bounty on Spammers 09/17/2004 02:33 PM

Brief: Mozilla offers bounty for bugs

Brief: Mozilla offers bounty for bugs 08/03/2004 05:47 PM
The Mozilla Foundation's bounty program will reward uses who identify and report security vulnerabilities in the open-source project's software.
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