Korea: Steps Taken to Curb Mobile Spam

In a measure aimed at stopping spammers, Korea's cell phone users will later this year be prohibited from sending more than 1,000 messages a day from their handsets, reports The Korea Times.

"Ordinary citizens will not be affected by the policy because it is practically impossible for them to send 1,000 messages a day on a cell phone. Just mobile spammers may surpass the mark as they use devices specifically designed for sending out spam,'' he said.

.. According to government data, in May last year Koreans received an average 0.62 spam messages a day on their cell phones. The figure rose to 0.74 in November 2005 and 0.99 this May."

emily | 3:06 PM | Spam, Viruses and Hoaxes |
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