Tag Archives: spam

Kudos for anti-spam bill, concern over PIPEDA changes

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28 May 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Experts welcome the re-introduction of the federal anti-spam bill. But they’ve got serious reservations about proposed changes to Canada’s privacy law.

— Co-authored by Jennifer Kavur and Howard Solomon

Psychology, spam! and exclamation points

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22 Apr 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Symantec finds 5 out of the 6 most commonly used words in spam have exclamation points. These punctuation marks activate the human alarm system – speeding up brain processes and exaggerating judgment calls, according a social psychology professor at Utrecht.

 

Spammers pin campaign on swine flu

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29 Apr 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

The disease has mutated from medspam to money-making. Now, malicious code is hiding in a PDF of swine flu FAQ.

— reprinted by PCWorld.com, Beware Swine Flu Spam

— reprinted by CIO.com, Spammers Pin Campaign on Swine Flu

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