AOL Files Lawsuit Against IM Spam
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America Online Inc. said Thursday it had filed a federal lawsuit accusing numerous unnamed defendants of violating federal and state laws by sending bulk messages known as "spim" to instant message accounts and Internet chat rooms.
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The nation's largest e-mail providers today filed a new round of lawsuits against Internet spammers allegedly responsible for shoveling millions of junk e-mail messages into computer users' in-boxes and their instant messaging screens. -washingtonpost.com
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BetaNews: After tackling Spam, AOL is now waging a two front offensive against spammers. America Online has taken the fight to &quot;Spim,&quot; which is crossing over the threshold of disruption.
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In a second round of lawsuits four major US internet service providers (ISPs) are taking on senders of e-mail spam and unwanted commercial messages sent via instant messaging.
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In a second round of lawsuits announced on Thursday, four major U.S. Internet service providers (ISPs) are taking on senders of e-mail spam and unwanted commercial messages sent via instant messaging.
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Four of the nation&#39;s largest online providers yesterday announced a new round of lawsuits aimed at e-mail spammers, including the first major case involving spam sent via an instant messaging service.
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Privacy breach suit launched A trio of AOL subscribers are suing the media giant over the public release of search engine queries.â¦
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For the second time this year, an alliance of major Internet providers filed a coordinated group of lawsuits aimed at stemming the flood of online junk mail.
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Redmond-based Microsoft Corp. filed three lawsuits against alleged spammers in US District Court in Seattle Oct. 27, claiming the defendants &quot;spoofed&quot; its Web site, as well as the Web domains of America Online, EarthLink Inc.
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NEW YORK -- Three AOL subscribers who suddenly found records of their Internet searches widely distributed online are suing the company under privacy laws and are seeking an end to its retention of search-related data.
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The Texas attorney general has launched a lawsuit against two men it says are spammers.
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An unsolicited marketing message irritates an Edinburgh man and earns its sender a lawsuit -- and a $1,445 fine for damages. Is your inbox a gold mine? By the Associated Press.
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Microsoft has joined big Internet service providers, America Online, EarthLink and Yahoo against spamming. The companies announced they are filing three new antispam
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Four of the nation's largest online providers yesterday announced a new round of lawsuits aimed at e-mail spammers, including the first major case involving spam sent via an instant messaging service.
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The suits include the first filed by America Online against spammers who use instant messaging, a practice the online industry calls spimming.
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DECEMBER 29, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - America Online Inc. has declared 2004 a &quot;banner year&quot; in its fight against spam. Spam reports from AOL&#39;s members fell from a daily average of almost 11 million in November
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The revamped software for AOL's proprietary online service tackles spam and other Internet security issues.