On 7/12/20 11:28 AM, Paul Ebersman via mailop wrote:
But in these tense times, lots of PoC/non-white/non-cis get hate emails, death threats, etc.
Death threats seem like the warrant more effort to stop than spam.
Is there software out there like spamassassin et al for detecting these kinds of threats? Does anyone have pointers on web pages/instructions for how to configure common mail readers/services so users can self-filter?
I would think that it should be possible to re-use the typical tools but to have them look for different words / phrases.
Custom SpamAssassin rules come to mind.
Finally, I know that there are avenues for tracking illegal activity and ways to work with FBI, Interpol, etc. Any of these teams specialize in or at least familiar with how to prosecute hate crimes perpetrated via email threats?
I have no idea how to go about doing this. But I would encourage exactly this.
Perhaps an official police report in your jurisdiction and / or the jurisdiction of the business entity that sent the message to you / your customer, followed up by a (canned) cease and desist letter from an attorney.
It's probably a loosing battle. But I feel like hate based threats are a windmill that's worth tilting at.
Dare I say it, perhaps it's time for a new Real-time Block List of sources of threats / hate, be it IP and / or domain name and / or content.
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