The Anti-Spam Manifesto

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This paper looks at the negative effect of spam on Internet use. The paper begins by describing the positive aspects of the Internet and how large numbers of people are using it for every day reasons. The paper then discusses some of the negative aspects of the Internet such as spam e-mails. It focuses on the product, Hoodia - a weight-loss product, that has been soliciting buyers by sending spam e-mails. The paper argues that spam must be stopped as it is destroying the enjoyment of using the Internet.

From the Paper:

"Not only is the efficacy of Hoodia not proven, but Wikipedia notes that "Many products claiming to contain Hoodia do not actually contain the active ingredient alleged to suppress appetite" (Wikipedia, on web page cited). Yet regardless of all this, innocent computer users who merely wanted to check their E-mail were subjected to a barrage of literally billons of spam emails during 2006, all of them offering Hoodia extracts to solve obesity problems. This prompted many complaints to the American Federal Trade Commission - but as usual, very few prosecutions and convictions. (Wikipedia)"

Sample of Sources Used:

• Tyler, Tom R. (2002). Is the Internet changing social life? it seems the more things change, the more they stay the same. Journal of social issues, 58(1): 195+.
• Wikipedia. (2006). Hoodia. Retrieved 2 January 2007 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoodia.

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