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Mobile Spam Threat Overhyped
Silicon.com wanrs against hyping the threat of SMS spam: on the survey out earlier this week, it says that we mustn't confuse individuals saying they have been spammed at least once with the same people receiving unsolicited texts many, many times. "But how many of our SMS inboxes are drowning in dubious offers for degrees, drugs, unlimited eBay-generated wealth and more? The answer, clearly, is very few." Meanwhile, Mike Grenville over at 160Characters.org has a more balanced story on the threats and steps mobile operators are taking to stop spam. The story also has a link to the Empower study which caused all this hullaboo... |
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