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First man convicted under Antispam law
January 17, 2007 |
We all hear people talking about spam and more than that, unfortunately, we all receive lots of spam everyday.
In 2003, in the United States a new law that prohibits any form of spam and phishing was published. You can read it here:
Yesterday, it was the first time when applying this law a defendant was found guilty of phishing attacks.
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A California man who defrauded users of AOL by sending e-mail messages requesting credit data became the first defendant found guilty by a jury under a 2003 federal law barring Internet â€spam.â€
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Full story here: Man Convicted Under Antispam Law
Will we receive less spam from the United States starting from yestarday?
Source: New York Times