The time has come for Congress to step up to the plate. SPAM is getting
out of hand. I know children that surf the web and fear for the moral
upbringing when ads or emails appear for drugs, porn, or penis size.
How tempting is it to order drugs from Canada instead of playing the
red tape game here in the US - VERY but it can also be fatal if it
is a marketing scam. I have lectured on computer safety and the first
thing I warn most groups about is the fact that most of the e-mails
that "promise" something are scams and that the offer of "real
drugs from Canada" means possibly tainted medicine and is another
scam. Who has to die from 'bad medicine' before people see where this
is leading us. It gets harder and harder to search for viruses when
half your in-box is filled with SPAM. Pop-up marketers often have boxes
that don't seem to close when you hit the X. This interferes with my
work and sometimes causes me to accidently install some software that
they want you to have (Gator Software is one of the more popular examples
that I can think of). Though these programs appear fairly noxious,
are they? What is to prevent computer sabatoge when we are so use to
getting "cyber stuff" we did not want? In an effort to protect
out children, our society, and our national security I plead that this
act must be passed and it must be passed now before it gets (more)
out of hand. Thank you!
