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Anti-spam legislation may prove to be ineffective

Mike Wendland, a writer for the Detroit Free Press, suggests that the recently passed anti-spam legislation will do just the opposite:

The anti-spam bill passed by Congress on Monday is destined to be about as effective as those sexual enhancement products touted in the junk e-mail that clogs the world’s in-box.

In fact, what it most likely means is you’ll get even more spam come next year – from more people and on more devices, like cell phones, pagers, and those ubiquitous personal digital assistants that people carry around for mobile communications.

It’s an excellent article well worth a read if you are interested in the issue.