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Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker/Consultant
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Wednesday, April 20, 2005  



Spam and Phishing: Public Policy Report
http://www.pewinternet.org/report_display.asp?r=155

Spam and Phishing: Email users get more spam, but the harmful impact of unsolicited messages is diminishing for them. More than a third of email users have gotten phishing solicitations. More than a year after the CAN-SPAM Act became law, email users say they are receiving slightly more spam in their inboxes than before, but they are minding it less. A survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project conducted between January 13 and February 9, 2005, shows the following: a) 28% of users with a personal email account say they are getting more spam than a year ago, while 22% say they are getting less; b) 21% of users with a work email account say they are getting more spam than a year ago, while 16% say they are getting less; c) 53% of email users say spam has made them less trusting of email, compared to 62% a year ago; d) 22% of email users say that spam has reduced their overall use of email, compared to 29% a year ago; and e) 67% of email users say spam has made being online unpleasant or annoying, compared to 77% a year ago. Overall, more than half of all internet users (52%) complain that spam is a big problem. This has been added to the anti-fraud and anti-spam sections of Internet Hoaxes Subject Tracerâ„¢ Information Blog.

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