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Federal Bounty on Spammers

Posted by timothy on from the just-a-thought dept.

Portigui writes "CNN is reporting that the FTC is considering imposing a bounty on spammers. They are guessing it would take between $100,000 to $250,000 to get people to rat out their friends, coworkers, etc... Interstingly enough is that it is 'higher than rewards in most high-profile criminal and terrorism cases. For example, the FBI pays $50,000 for tips leading to the arrests of most of its top 10 fugitives.'"

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  1. eh? by zxnos · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This is still on the main page!?!

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  2. Fixing the dupe problem by Kissing+Crimson · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Here's a dumb but potentially useful idea. Mod everything down every reply on a dupe. Watch the effects. It might help the problem, but at least it would be interesting to watch the results.

    What's that smell? I think it's my karma burning.

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  3. You know what else is happening? by fiannaFailMan · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    MS is To Hurt Linux Via USB Enhancements according to Cringely. I bet you didn't know that!

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  4. Karma Whoring 101 by digThisXL · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    1. Go here
    2. Find high moderated comments, and repost them.
    3. Karmic Profit!!!

    //oops, wrong thread.....