The Spam Pledge
by Rob Mason ~ May 12th, 2008 Filed under: Aside.
As JackP rightly states:
If everyone followed this pledge, there would be no financial benefit to anyone sending spam and so we?d get an awful lot less…And just as importantly, buying anything from any of the spammers continues to fund their spamming activities
So I’m going to second this call to arms for the Sophos’ pledge against spam by joining in:
I, Rob Mason, do solemnly promise to you, my fellow internet users, that I will do my bit to fight the problem of spam, resist the temptation of weight loss adverts, fake Rolex watches, pump-and-dump stock market scams, and ways to increase the size of my body parts. And so henceforth, I make this pledge. To not click on links in unsolicited mail and never buy goods advertised via spam.
Incidentally, the most bizarre thing about this announcement is that during a survey they conducted …11% of respondents admitted having purchased an item advertised via spam
! Good god why?
Image and pledge courtesy of Sophos.
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May 12th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Good work Rob! Yes, it is disturbing how many people admit to having bought goods sold via spam. I guess that occasionally people just happen to receive an advert for something they *do* want, or take a chance buying something dodgy online that they might be nervous of buying in real life.
What’s crazy is that these spammers have already shown themselves to be untrustworthy - so why would people then hand their credit card details over to them? The mind boggles..
If any of your readers need any more encouragement to join the pledge, here is the video the guys at SophosLabs put together..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-E6hkOuEiI
Cheers, and thanks for taking the pledge