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FTC Chief Bashes Anti-Spam Bills

teutonic_leech writes "According to an MSNBC report FTC chairman Tim Muris has indicated that the antispam laws being considered by Congress 'just won't work and may even be counterproductive - some of the proposed laws could be harmful, or at best useless.' He further concluded that 'In the end, legislation cannot do much to solve the spam problem, because it can only make a limited contribution to the crucial problems of anonymity and cost shifting.'" Other spam bits: an anti-spam service has a funny interview with one of their users, and reader der.hans submits a story and some pretty pictures discussing the quantity of Sobig.f virus emails.

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  1. I'm a Republican! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    1. Re:I'm a Republican! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Wow! You've really got a lot of hatred for a hippie.

  2. teh ruuf teh rhouf teh roof by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    is on fibur!!!!

    WILDCAT IS ON TEH SPOKE!!!!!

    meaningless troll #2 from:

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    1. Re:teh ruuf teh rhouf teh roof by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Truly, you are ON TEH SPOKE. Now JUMP PUT OF TEH SPACESHIP.

  3. Re:spam is becoming a problem like pollution by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    trust something this stupid to come from a fucking yank. ever heard of the kyoto treaty?

    the rest of the world is *trying* to do something serious about pollution, while america still churns out 25% of all the worlds pollutants.

  4. Re:Technology legislation cuts both ways by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  5. Re:spam is becoming a problem like pollution by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    NT. I'm guessing you don't care about which countries signed kyoto without actually being held accountable to it. As in, almost all of them. I'll sign any treaty that makes other people do stuff, as long as I'm not obligated to do anything myself. Then I can go on and on about how 'concerned' I am and how the non-signers suck ass, without actually having to change any of my own behavior. Twit.