Spam Familiar In E-Mail, Now Flooding Your Phone (npr)

Spam text messaging is on the rise — it's estimated that American cell phone owners received billions of spam texts last year. And they're not just annoying, they can be costly, too. Host Michel Martin speaks with telecommunications expert Ben Levitan on npr about what consumers and cell phone providers can do to prevent spam text messages.

Listen to the story [6 min 9 sec].

emily | 8:30 AM | Spam, Viruses and Hoaxes |
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