With the advent of Internet, world has become small. You can access anybody, anytime! It is like world is lying in your feet. But, as in every good thing there is something bad, so do Internet has its own disadvantages. E-mail has become the best source to send and receive messages from any corner of the world. But, nowadays our e-mail boxes are usually filled with spam messages.
Approximately 37% of e-mail users in US have stated that they are receiving more junk as compare to personal mails. On the other 29% found an enhancement in their work accounts. Whereas 28% simply do not consider spam as any problem. Associate Director of Pew, Susannah Fox states that, “It’s maybe starting to become part of life online”, he further added that, “Once something’s part of life online, people feel that they should just stop complaining about it and move on, even though people are still annoyed by it.”
But, the most common complaint among the internet users is spam with pornography. According to Pew, this is one of the most common complaints and it seems that it is dropping as compare to drugs and spam related to finances. Arrival of spam blockers along with software filters have made thing easier for internet users. Thus, spammers have to fight a tough battle to get e-mail ids.
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Via:usatoday
