The Curse of Spam
No, I'm not talking about the pink pseudo meat in cans which was popular years ago, and which was immortalized by Monty Python. I am talking about the problem of dealing with the tons of digital waste, poured out everyday by companies who are a curse on our free time.
I for one, am sick of the endless barrage of crap which comes into my inbox. On average I kill around 170 emails a day using mailwasher pro. The reason I use mailwasher, is that it allows me to sift through the spam for incorrectly identified emails, so that I can then kill the stuff I don't want. A very useful tool...
What really worries me is that there are companies out there who deliberately flout laws which are in place to prevent this flood of digital rubbish. Just last week a US judge made a ruling in favour of a US spammer against a UK company which creates anti-spam solutions for blacklisting them as a source of spam. I wonder why a US court thinks it can rule against a UK company doing something legal in the UK in favour of a company which is doing something which is illegal.
So why haven't I named the companies involved? I've withheld any names because of a simple reason ... it doesn't matter who they are, it is just the nature of the dispute which is of concern. Spammers don't see themselves as doing something wrong; they see themselves as providing a service. This service, however, is costing billions of dollars/pounds worth of lost time to business and private citizens. It is long past time for the powers that be to do something about it ... nuff said.
I for one, am sick of the endless barrage of crap which comes into my inbox. On average I kill around 170 emails a day using mailwasher pro. The reason I use mailwasher, is that it allows me to sift through the spam for incorrectly identified emails, so that I can then kill the stuff I don't want. A very useful tool...
What really worries me is that there are companies out there who deliberately flout laws which are in place to prevent this flood of digital rubbish. Just last week a US judge made a ruling in favour of a US spammer against a UK company which creates anti-spam solutions for blacklisting them as a source of spam. I wonder why a US court thinks it can rule against a UK company doing something legal in the UK in favour of a company which is doing something which is illegal.
So why haven't I named the companies involved? I've withheld any names because of a simple reason ... it doesn't matter who they are, it is just the nature of the dispute which is of concern. Spammers don't see themselves as doing something wrong; they see themselves as providing a service. This service, however, is costing billions of dollars/pounds worth of lost time to business and private citizens. It is long past time for the powers that be to do something about it ... nuff said.
posted by Mario Georgiou @ 1:21 PM
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