Spam Goes Mobile

The WSJ reports that a number of U.S. carriers say they have noticed an uptick in mobile spam over the past year, including Cingular Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile.

"Though mobile spam is still a tiny fraction of the billions of text messages now sent and received monthly in the U.S., Cingular plans to give customers the option this summer of creating block lists and alias addresses.

Sprint also says it has become more aggressive since February, adding "sophisticated filters" it wouldn't disclose details about.

T-Mobile, meanwhile, says it is constantly updating its system and has had tools for customers to block messages and create aliases since 2001."

Mike Masnick today on Techdirt Wireless has a related article. "Over in Korea, they're now reporting that one in ten SMS messages are spam".

emily | 6:39 PM | Spam, Viruses and Hoaxes |
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