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April 11, 2005

Are you OK with spam this year?

A new report published by the Pew Internet & American Life Project says:

Email users get more spam, but the harmful impact of unsolicited messages is diminishing for them.

It also goes on to say that "And in a first-time measure of "phishing," or unsolicited email requesting personal financial information, 35% of users say they have received such email, and 2% have responded by providing the information.

Although this report implies that spam isn't being minded as much as it was a year ago, it would appear to me that the the threat has increased. Phishers getting a 2% response is a serious threat to the everyone's security.

It also goes on to say:

Compared to a year ago, fewer email users now say that spam is undermining their trust in email, eroding their email use, or making life online unpleasant or annoying.

I would have to dis-agree with this. I find that my clients and I are having to make more use of the telephone this year, to make sure messages have been received.

Would you agree or dis-agree with this report?

Posted by Steve MacLellan at April 11, 2005 08:06 AM

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