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| by Davey Winder | |
| Tuesday, 01 July 2008 | |
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Page 4 of 4 The credit crunch is also probably reflected in the fact
that adverts for watches, usually luxury brands and often fakes, were
at the bottom of the list.
Dave De Walt, CEO of McAfee, concludes that the S.P.A.M. experiment proves that even though people think they know the dangers of spam, they don’t understand the true extent. "Our participants came from all walks of life, from all over the world and, given their interest to take part in the experiment, they were well aware of the problem" he says, adding "Despite this, they were all shocked by the sheer amount of spam they attracted in such a short timeframe and the lengths the spammers would go to in order to achieve success. I think we can see from the experiment that spam is undeniably linked to cybercrime, however it is such an immense problem and it’s never going to go away." Hey, thanks for the upbeat and optimistic conclusion Dave...
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