Quick Links - August 28, 2008
1. You mean my email address can influence how much spam I receive? [(Guardian): "Does My Name Affect How Much Spam I get?"] The answer in my case at least is, most definitely, yes. Not only could your name affect the amount of spam you receive, if you're a politician it could affect your electability as well. (See here, and 5., below.)
2. Technology makes it easier to have affairs and easier to detect them as well. [(The Daily Mail): "The End of the Affair"]
3. McAfee sued for red flagging. [(Prof. Goldman): "7Search Sues McAfee For Red Flagging It"]
4. Psst . . . wanna buy an email address? [(Threat Level): "Latest Wikileaks Prize for Sale to the Highest Bidder"]
5. Our version of the Real Academia Espanola? [(Seattle Times): "Jobs With Real Authority: Working on Microsoft's Spell-checker"]
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