The evolution of spam
One thing that always hit me as really crappy is that spam has gotten so bad, along with spyware, that companies now send us spam to tell us we can pay them to get rid of spam.
Well, a new type of spam is about to appear. We all knew that telephones would be moving onto the Internet. We all heard the calls of how our phone service would be essentially free. Well, that didn't exactly happen because the phone services decided to get in on the game and charge us for phone service on the Internet, unless you are lucky to get into one of the companies that will probably move further and further underground or overseas. Right now, states are now moving to regulate the phone service on the Internet, so that is definitely going to be a factor in destroying the free usage of the Internet that made moving phone service there such a great idea.
Well, now there's even more of a problem. Spammers now realize that they can spam you at about 1000 voice messages a minute, using simple spammer technology. So, now you can get tons and tons of voice mails that you can't mass delete like you can with spam. So imagine the hours of fun you might have trying to clear out your voice mail inbox. Can anyone say "unsubscribe"?
The thing is: no one cares about spam because it's easier to not care about and keep imagining the market will take care of itself. Well, I have news for you: The market is adding to the problem.
Stumble It!
One thing that always hit me as really crappy is that spam has gotten so bad, along with spyware, that companies now send us spam to tell us we can pay them to get rid of spam.
Well, a new type of spam is about to appear. We all knew that telephones would be moving onto the Internet. We all heard the calls of how our phone service would be essentially free. Well, that didn't exactly happen because the phone services decided to get in on the game and charge us for phone service on the Internet, unless you are lucky to get into one of the companies that will probably move further and further underground or overseas. Right now, states are now moving to regulate the phone service on the Internet, so that is definitely going to be a factor in destroying the free usage of the Internet that made moving phone service there such a great idea.
Well, now there's even more of a problem. Spammers now realize that they can spam you at about 1000 voice messages a minute, using simple spammer technology. So, now you can get tons and tons of voice mails that you can't mass delete like you can with spam. So imagine the hours of fun you might have trying to clear out your voice mail inbox. Can anyone say "unsubscribe"?
The thing is: no one cares about spam because it's easier to not care about and keep imagining the market will take care of itself. Well, I have news for you: The market is adding to the problem.
Stumble It!
posted by Duane @ 9:22 AM
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