AJ 025 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Norton Safe Web, Email, Anti-Spam Techniques
4 Oct 2020
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Internet law: laws that specifically address issues that arise only on the internet. Include: unsolicited e-mail, domain names, cybersquatting, meta tags. 37 states have enacted laws that prohibit/regulate its use. States that allow it must have an option for ppl to opt out of the emails. The federal can-spam act (2003): controlling the assault of non-solicited pornography and marketing act. Applies to any commercial electronic mail messages that are sent to promote a commercial product or service. Statute preempts state antispam laws except those provisions in state laws that prohibit false and deceptive e-mailing practices. Act permits the sending of unsolicited commercial e-mail but prohibits certain types of spamming. Use of false, misleading or deceptive information when sending e-mail. Dictionary attacks: sending messages to randomly generated e-mail addresses. Harvesting of e-mail addresses from websites through use of software. Has not successfully reduced the amount of spam.
