Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 14:43:36 -0800 From: Lauren Weinstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Technologists vs. Spam ["do-not-spam" list, etc.] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> From: Nathaniel Borenstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ... > In this case, Rich's objection can be significantly dampened by "spiking" > the do not call list, which I think the FTC is smart enough to do. Far > from a magnet for spammers, this list could be the mother of all honeypots > -- you would essentially set up a regularly changing stream of new email > addresses that it would be a felony to send email to.
Dave, a couple of comments.
First, given the way so much spam has cleverly forged source info or is sent via hijacked systems, one suspects that e-mail directed to such "doomsday" addresses would typically lead to innocent folks -- who were not the actual perpetuators -- having their doors broken down by the spam police.
Another problem even with a "spiked" do-not-spam list is that it still provides a handy mechanism to verify lists of addresses obtained through conventional spammer means. New generations of spammers might be quite excited when presented with such a handy list that would help them cull out obsolete addresses from their databases and concentrate their endless mailings on the "live bodies," using their usual techniques to avoid being identified as the spam senders.
This might be an appropriate juncture to mention that the "Tripoli" white paper, describing a proposed "user-empowered" framework for controlling spam and dealing with other critical e-mail issues such as privacy and security, has very recently been updated. It resides at:
http://www.pfir.org/tripoli-overview
Questions and comments are always welcome. Thanks.
--Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org Co-Founder, Fact Squad - http://www.factsquad.org Co-Founder, URIICA - Union for Representative International Internet Cooperation and Analysis - http://www.uriica.org Moderator, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
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