{"id":1770,"date":"2007-09-12T17:38:32","date_gmt":"2007-09-12T22:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theoreti.ca\/?p=1770"},"modified":"2007-09-13T17:09:26","modified_gmt":"2007-09-13T22:09:26","slug":"stop-spam-here-combat-spam-spyware-and-phishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theoreti.ca\/?p=1770","title":{"rendered":"Stop Spam Here – Combat Spam, Spyware and Phishing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Go<\/a>Stop Spam Here – Combat Spam, Spyware and Phishing<\/a> is a web site that grew out of the Task Force on Spam<\/a> who released a report in 2005 that includes recommendations like:<\/p>\n

10. … the federal government should lead in establishing a Canadian spam database (i.e. the “Spam Freezer”).<\/p>\n

15. As part of its ongoing effort to increase user awareness and education, the federal government, in cooperation with interested stakeholders, should continue to promote the “Stop Spam Here \/ Arr?\u2122tez le pourriel ici” user-tips campaign by encouraging others to link to these websites, and through the use of other appropriate methods and media. (Executive Summary<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The report says that spam has hit a ratio of 80% of global e-mail and there seems to be nothing we can do about. The Stop Spam Here web site suggests three tips to protect yourself:<\/p>\n