Report by Symantec on Children receiving spam

KC · 06-09-2003

Here's a study from a spam blocking software company. I'm actually surprised the porn spam numbers aren't higher than what they claim.

from CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/06/0...reut/index.html

One in five children opened and read spam, the study found, and more than half of the them checked e-mail without parental oversight.

Among the other findings in the survey:

• 80 percent of the respondents said they are bombarded by sweepstakes messages.

• 62 percent received spam touting dating services.

• 47 percent received e-mails with links to pornographic Web sites.

• 34 percent have felt uncomfortable receiving spam.

06-09-2003	#1
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