Charles Darke | 31 October 2007Chris Anderson got fed up of PR people sending him 'spam' and has decided to engage in some net vigilantism by publishing their emails to be harvested by spam bots.
The problem with this sort of lynch mob justice is the same as real-life lynch mob justice: it can be disproportionate and done in the heat of the moment.
It also makes Chris Anderson's email address a potential vector to be abused. If I want to spam somebody, I can now just email a press release to Chris and forge the address to make it appear from my victim.
The problem with this sort of lynch mob justice is the same as real-life lynch mob justice: it can be disproportionate and done in the heat of the moment.
It also makes Chris Anderson's email address a potential vector to be abused. If I want to spam somebody, I can now just email a press release to Chris and forge the address to make it appear from my victim.
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