The Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on a pornographic spam operation that it says has grossed more than $1 million in commissions and nearly 50,000 consumer complaints from a recent bulk e-mail campaign. Two sources: News.com and The Mercury News.
Also interesting is a discussion on slashdot. Well, most of it isn’t interesting, it’s the usual bunch of people calling each other names and making feeble attempts at humor. But there is at least one comment on it (from somebody that has more time on their hands than even I do) that is worth reading. He says that the FTC is saying that “They don’t even have to prove that the business being advertised by spam paid the spammer. If someone benefitted from the spam, the beneficiary is liable.” Which will make it a lot easier to sue da bastards.
