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S.P.A.M. Experiment: McAfee's Fight Against Cybercrime
 
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S.P.A.M. Experiment: McAfee's Fight Against Cybercrime
 
Fifty volunteers from 10 countries spanning the globe say Yes to a diet of S.P.A.M. for 30 days.
 
 
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008 McAfee, Inc. has launched its global S.P.A.M. (Spammed Persistently All Month) Experiment. For 30 days, participants from around the world – ranging from homemakers, government executives and students to retirees – will surf the Web, make online purchases and register for promotions. Participants have been provided with a clean laptop without spam protection and a new e-mail address. Beginning today, they will blog about their experiences daily at www.mcafeespamexperiment.com.




With a proven link between spam and cybercrime, the experiment aims to show the devastating effects of spam. “Spam isn’t just a nuisance. It’s a tool used by cyber criminals to steal personal and business data. And, as scammers become more adept at writing spam in local languages, it’s becoming more difficult for Internet users to detect spam. It’s vital that computer users understand the risks of leaving their computers unprotected,” said Christopher Bolin, chief technology officer, McAfee.

“Cybercrime won’t go away without solving the problem of spam,” said Dave DeWalt, chief executive officer, McAfee. “McAfee is leading the fight against cybercrime and spam. This experiment will raise awareness of the problem by showing that a 30-day diet of spam is bad for your online health.”

S.P.A.M. Experiment participants are from 10 countries spanning the globe, including Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.





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