Interesting to read on the BBC Technology page of their news web site that spammer Jeremy Jaynes (30) has been (provisionaly) jailed for nine years(ruling pending).By selling junk promises he earned $750,000 (£398,000) per month.Apparently spamming is a new crime under Virginia law.
Not so long ago I reported on the case of a nineteen year old who was fined $500,000 by Microsoft for altering the code of a worm.This fine was later dropped for 225 hours community service.
Makes me think when all of us each get 'tat' in our inboxes from people and companies we don't know anything about,or have not subscribed to,what their penalty should be,or are the big guns just going after individuals?
Likewise it is annoying to have to use a pop-up blocker to stop the usual garbage from appearing in a corner of the web page you are viewing,which I see as an equal crime.You know the thing."You are our one millionth 'hit',click here to get your prize of one billion dollars",etc.
Maybe the punishment does not fit the crime.Nine years for spamming,when here in the UK murderers can be 'out' after nine years does not make sense to me.What I want to know will spamming and other annoyances ever be stopped fully?
The web link to the story is here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4426949.stm
Nez. :confused: