Spam still alive and well
Well, so much for the CAN-SPAM Act. I read here yesterday "The War on Spam: A Battlefield Report", by Grant Gross that even though lately some court cases seem to indicate otherwise, the Act has not garnered much enthusiasm. I think one of the biggest problems with SPAM is that much of it originates from outside the US and CAN-SPAM doesn't extend to overseas.
It's too bad too, because I was really taken aback by the sheer amount of spam that's now getting around. According to Matt Sergeant, senior antispam technologist quoted in the article spam now comprises 80 to 90 percent of all email - whereas in 2003 it amounted to "only" 35 to 40 percent. Either of those figures is too high in my book.
While some of my friends just consider spam an annoyance, others really get their hackles up when they have to spend any of their (valuable) time getting rid of it. I'm glad spam filters have become better, but we're still seeing huge amounts. We have to get used to the fact that law enforcement at least for now, doesn't place spam high on their list of priorities.
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