US Cell Phone Users Discover SMS Spam

According to an entry in Slashdot: "Spam is a bigger problem in Europe and Japan/Asia, but as SMS text messaging or "texting" becomes more popular in the United States, its users are discovering that spammers like it too, according to this Houston Chronicle story. Cell phone companies are trying to stem the spam flood before it starts, worried that users will turn off their phones, thus denying providers revenue."

emily | 9:50 AM | Spam, Viruses and Hoaxes |
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