Porn Spam Makes A Comeback For The Summer

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Porn Spam Makes A Triumphant Return

Porn Spam Makes A Triumphant Return 02/01/2005 09:43 PM
It's getting tough to tell who you can actually trust when it comes to the various spam surveys about what spam is out there -- as they seldom seem to agree with each other. Just a month ago we were writing about how porn spam clearly seemed to be on the decline, while a new report suggests the amount of porn spam has tripled. Indeed, the studies might agree, as the new one says that porn spam tripled in January from December (when we had noted it slowed). So, apparently, porn spammers suddenly felt that January was the right time to start blasting porn spam again, while financial spam suddenly seemed to be less exciting. On the "always popular" list, "health" or "medical" spam (again, extremely loosely defined) seems to always be in fashion.

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.

3G, the term, makes a comeback

3G, the term, makes a comeback 07/21/2004 02:44 PM
After two years of avoiding the overhyped term, it's back in vogue at AT&T Wireless and others.

The 'free' PC makes a comeback

The 'free' PC makes a comeback 12/17/2003 10:48 AM
CNN Dec 17 2003 9:48AM ET

Search optimisation makes a comeback

Search optimisation makes a comeback 08/20/2004 02:28 PM
Source: newmediazero - Traditional search engine optimisation looks set to make a comeback as the paid listings market becomes saturated and cost-per-click rates rise....

Commodore Makes Comeback with Mpet II

Commodore Makes Comeback with Mpet II 03/14/2005 04:41 PM
REVIEW Yeahronimo Media Ventures announced earlier this year that it was resurrecting the Commodore brand name for a line of protable media players. The company's Flash memory-based Mpet II will be the first such device. BetaNews decided to see exactly what Yeahronimo had in mind for the Commodore brand.

Fun retro software makes a comeback

Fun retro software makes a comeback 02/18/2004 10:49 PM
Before Mac OS X, there were always lots of fun, useless little programs that did quirky things. Two of them are now available for Mac OS X.

Dalek veteran makes comeback bid

Dalek veteran makes comeback bid 08/10/2004 07:21 AM
Veteran Dalek actor John Scott Martin offers to reprise the role in the new series of Doctor Who.

Frampton's 'Wah' Makes a Comeback

Frampton's 'Wah' Makes a Comeback 12/25/2003 02:02 AM
New York Times Dec 25 2003 0:16AM ET

Tech makes comeback in realigning of
Nasdaq index

Tech makes comeback in realigning of
Nasdaq index 12/12/2003 11:35 AM
CNET Dec 12 2003 10:24AM ET

ZDNet: Music-swapping software makes
comeback

ZDNet: Music-swapping software makes
comeback 10/29/2003 02:19 AM
iCommune, software that allow iTunes users to share their music over a network, and software that drew fire from Apple, now uses "a combination of little-known features in iTunes along with code written in AppleScript, the Mac's built-in scripting language." The latest open source release is available from sourceforge.net.

Video phone system makes a comeback
Cisco uses Internet for voice, picture

Video phone system makes a comeback
Cisco uses Internet for voice, picture 02/18/2004 07:33 AM
San Francisco Chronicle Feb 18 2004 11:23AM GMT

Anti-Spam Legislation Makes Spam More
Malicious

Anti-Spam Legislation Makes Spam More
Malicious 04/29/2004 01:28 PM
Aren't unintended consequences wonderful? Now that anti-spam legislation is becoming popular, one result is that spammers aren't wasting time with just spamming mortgage offers and ways to buy Viagra. Instead, now that they realize they're definitely on illegal ground, they're moving more towards malicious attack spam, including phishing attacks and trojan horse attacks. In other words, if they're going to break the law with spam, they figure they might as well go all out.

Sex spam clogs summer in-boxes

Sex spam clogs summer in-boxes 08/18/2004 06:39 AM
Summer is traditionally associated with romance and spammers are trying to cash in by bombarding inboxes with porn.

Sex spam clogs summer inboxes

Sex spam clogs summer inboxes 08/19/2004 04:32 AM
BBC Aug 19 2004 8:49AM GMT

Stay at Home Mom makes 6-Figure Income
Working Online at Home- Second Time
Around After Huge Comeback

Stay at Home Mom makes 6-Figure Income
Working Online at Home- Second Time
Around After Huge Comeback 09/26/2004 03:48 AM
Stay at home mother, Sandi Krakowski, always knew that one day she would create a career and find a way to not interfere with her love for her family. As a homeschooling mother of 3 for 15 years, Sandi has found great success by working out of the comfort of her home, 6-Figures worth! [PRWEB Sep 26, 2004]

BT To Block Child Porn - But Who Makes
The List?

BT To Block Child Porn - But Who Makes
The List? 06/07/2004 02:39 AM
Lots of folks are talking about the decision by BT to b lock access to child porn and how this is the "first mass censorship of the web attempted in a Western democracy." Actually, that's not true at all. Pennsylvania has been forcing ISPs to do this for years. While most of the Guardian article above focuses on how it's now technically feasible to do so, it doesn't really get into the reasons why this is problematic. First, it's unclear who gets to make up the list, and how they decide what's "bad" and what's acceptable. The article mentions a list, but it's not clear that's the list that BT will use - or if there's any kind of appeal procedure for sites that have been unfairly blocked. It's also not clear if (as in Pennsylvania) blocking a site that's on a shared server will mean every other site on that server will also get blocked. The article talks up how this was an idea by NCH, the children's charity who has a habit of putting out very biased and very misleading studies trying to blame child porn on everyone but the people actually creating and hosting the child porn. This is yet another effort by them to try to hide away the problem, rather than dealing with its root causes.

Porn Spam

Porn Spam 05/19/2004 01:40 PM

Porn spam must now be labeled

Porn spam must now be labeled 05/20/2004 09:45 PM
New labels are required for sexually oriented email, but the new rule may do nothing to decrease the amount of sexually explicit emails from reaching inboxes.

Porn Spam Is So 2003

Porn Spam Is So 2003 12/29/2004 01:55 PM
Late last year, we noted that porn spam seemed to be on the decline according to various studies, as things in the "healthcare" (defined very loosely) were becoming more popular among spammers. This year, porn spam tried to make a comeback, but couldn't seem to hold out against other types of spam, including the ever-present Rolex spam. In the end, it appears that porn spam is on the decline. A year end report notes that barely any porn spam made it onto the list of top junk email for 2004. According to the article, part of the reason is that spam filters have become much better at filtering out the pron spam (though, for some reason, the article suggests that the filters couldn't stop "HOT LESBIAN ACTION" from getting through to many inboxes). Right at the top of the list, however, were spam promising prescriptions for Vioxx -- which makes me wonder if most of those came before or after Vioxx was banned from the market.

AOL: Vioxx spam unseats porn

AOL: Vioxx spam unseats porn 12/29/2004 04:39 PM
CNN Money Dec 29 2004 6:56PM GMT

FTC Porn Spam Regulation Now in Effect

FTC Porn Spam Regulation Now in Effect 05/20/2004 01:15 PM

Porn spam increases by 350 percent

Porn spam increases by 350 percent 08/16/2004 10:06 PM
ZDNet Australia Aug 17 2004 1:49AM GMT

FTC orders porn spam label

FTC orders porn spam label 04/14/2004 07:55 AM
ZDNet Apr 14 2004 12:49PM GMT

FTC Legalizes Porn Spam - Expect Plenty

FTC Legalizes Porn Spam - Expect Plenty 04/13/2004 02:10 PM
The latest move by our government to legitimize spam by simply adding rules that tell you how to spam properly, is this decision by the FTC that all porn spam must be labeled to say "SEXUALLY-EXPLICIT" (capital screaming required?). Also, such spam cannot contain "graphic material." In other words, porn spammers have just been told it's okay to spam. This should pretty much guarantee that we all start receiving a lot more pornographic spam - though, easily labeled so that anyone glancing over your shoulder (assuming you don't use filters) to check out your inbox will immediately see "SEXUALLY-EXPLICIT" everywhere. I'm a bit surprised they're doing this, considering the recent ridiculous crackdown on "indecency." Not that I have a problem with anyone viewing whatever porn they want - but it should be their choice, and not forced upon them by spammers.

Porn virus targets spam stoppers

Porn virus targets spam stoppers 12/03/2003 09:50 AM
BBC Dec 3 2003 9:18AM ET

More Rules On How To Spam... This Time
For Porn Spammers

More Rules On How To Spam... This Time
For Porn Spammers 01/29/2004 02:49 AM
Wait just a second. A month ago, we were hearing stories from our elected officials about how spam was supposed to be dead dead dead by now, thanks to the "CAN SPAM" law which would make it illegal to spam. Of course, as we all know, the law wasn't really intended to stop spam at all, but rather to give instructions on how you can spam. Further evidence of that comes today as the FTC is actually releasing new rules for porn spammers on how to spam. They're telling them they need to include a special label. In other words, they can just keep on spamming - as long as they include that one little label. Great way to "stop" spam, huh?

Europe: Employers liable for porn spam

Europe: Employers liable for porn spam 04/27/2004 11:29 AM
ZDNet Apr 27 2004 3:14PM GMT

E.U. Employers To Be Held Liable For
Porn Spam?

E.U. Employers To Be Held Liable For
Porn Spam? 04/28/2004 12:59 PM

Top Spam For The Year: Viagra, Mortgages
And Porn

Top Spam For The Year: Viagra, Mortgages
And Porn 12/31/2003 07:16 PM
Well, what better way to close out the year than a post about spam? AOL has released their list of "top" spam messages from 2003 which represent the subject lines of the spam they found most often in 2003. At the top of the list, of course, is any subject pitching Viagra. Next up are spam for low mortgage rates, and coming in third is the ever popular porn spam. AOL claims they blocked 500 billion spam messages - an average of about 40 per day per user.

Employers could be sued for porn spam
(Reuters)

Employers could be sued for porn spam
(Reuters) 04/27/2004 08:47 AM
Reuters - E-mail porn spam in the workplace could land European employers in court for fostering a hostile work environment, a Dutch researcher says.

Vioxx Replaces Porn as Spam King

Vioxx Replaces Porn as Spam King 12/30/2004 08:05 PM

Spam that follows you and makes you pay

Spam that follows you and makes you pay 04/19/2005 04:04 AM
What's more annoying than having your e-mail in-box flooded by spam? How about having your cell phone inundated with unwanted messages that you actually have to pay for.

Fabulous celebrity nightmare porn spam
specimen

Fabulous celebrity nightmare porn spam
specimen 07/22/2004 12:52 AM
This was the most spectacularly surreal piece of sex spam I'd received in a long time. Since it involved a misspelled celebrity menage a trois that never was (thank heavens), I felt obligated to share it with these folks. And if you think that's special, oh, just you wait for the Japanese live eel porn video link.

US spam law makes little impact so far

US spam law makes little impact so far 05/24/2004 07:42 AM
Computer Weekly May 24 2004 12:26PM GMT

Porn Rewards Users To Get Past Anti-Spam
Captchas

Porn Rewards Users To Get Past Anti-Spam
Captchas 01/28/2004 10:17 AM

Spamhaus: MCI Makes $5M A Year In Spam
Profits

Spamhaus: MCI Makes $5M A Year In Spam
Profits 02/05/2005 09:08 PM

Thai flag on porn Website makes Thai
gov't see red

Thai flag on porn Website makes Thai
gov't see red 12/07/2003 08:39 PM
CNET Asia Dec 7 2003 8:05PM ET

New Technology Makes the Fight Against
Hackers Spam and Viruses Easier, Cheaper

New Technology Makes the Fight Against
Hackers Spam and Viruses Easier, Cheaper 09/09/2004 03:14 AM
Greencomputer's PowerElf® II Server Appliance Cut Costs for SMB/Enterprise, by providing a cheap and complete solution. [PRWEB Sep 9, 2004]
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