Spam Wars: Spammers Feel the Heat

A U.S. top consumer protection offcial said on Thursaday that spammers are beginning to feel the heat and that consumers seem to benefiting from anti-spam vendors innovative technology efforts.

Deborah Platt Majoras, head of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), said data from internet service providers (ISPs) suggested the deluge of unwanted e-mails hawking sex, drugs and get-rich quick schemes may be waning.

"Spam has been a huge problem around the world, not just in these two continents," Majoras told journalists on a visit to Europe.

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