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Spam Traffic Plunges Worldwide

By Hugh CollinsJan 7th 2011 – 1:52PM
AFP / Getty Images

AFP / Getty Images

Bad news for all those dying to hear about acai berries and cheap Viagra: The volume of e-mail spam sent worldwide has dropped sharply. It isn't clear what accounts for the drop in junk traffic. Still, there's no denying the trend: A mere 50 billion spam messages are being sent each day, compared with 200 billion a day in...

Snooping on Wife's E-Mail Could Put Man in Prison

By David LohrDec 27th 2010 – 7:04PM
Detroit Free Press / MCT

Detroit Free Press / MCT

A Michigan husband who suspected his wife was cheating and accessed her e-mail could be sent to prison for felony computer misuse charges. Leon Walker, a 33-year-old computer technician from Rochester Hills, faces up to five years behind bars when he goes to trial Feb. 7. Walker was charged in the case in February 2009,...

Man Quits Job, Makes Living Suing E-Mail Spammers

Dec 26th 2010 – 2:42PM
AP

AP

SAN FRANCISCO -- Daniel Balsam hates spam. Most everybody does, of course. But he has acted on his hate as few have, going far beyond simply hitting the delete button. He sues them. Eight years ago, Balsam was working as a marketer when he received one too many e-mail pitches to enlarge his breasts. Enraged, he launched...

WikiLeaks Founder Says Next Target Is Major US Bank

By Lauren FrayerNov 30th 2010 – 9:20AM

(Nov. 30) -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says big business is next. Early next year, WikiLeaks will publish tens of thousands of internal documents from a major U.S. bank, exposing the institution's rampant corruption and unethical practices and executives' brazen self-interest, Assange said in an exclusive...

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Electronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients.

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