Posted by: schofiel
Finally.... - 17/01/2005 17:28
Something for your sandwiches?
Finally....
Posted by: tfabris
Re: Finally.... - 17/01/2005 18:40
Brilliant. Hope this little trick of his nets a whole lot of high-profile prosecutions.
Web harvesting is not the only way to get spammable addresses, but for those spammers that practice that technique, this is a great way to nail them.
Web harvesting is not the only way to get spammable addresses, but for those spammers that practice that technique, this is a great way to nail them.
Posted by: peter
Re: Finally.... - 17/01/2005 19:31
Quote:
As a visitor to the Website, you consent to having your Internet Protocol address recorded. An email address may appear immediately below (the "Identifier") if we suspect potential abuse. The Identifier is uniquely matched to your Internet Protocol address. Visitors agree not to use this address for any reason.
VISITORS AGREE THAT HARVESTING, GATHERING, STORING, TRANSFERRING TO A THIRD PARTY OR SENDING ANY MESSAGE(S) TO THE IDENTIFIER CONSTITUTES AN ACCEPTANCE AND SUBSEQUENT BREACH OF THESE TERMS OF SERVICE.
I'd rather have 1,000 times as much spam than see this sort of "non-clickthrough" licence held enforceable. But fortunately it sounds as if Project Honeypot can succeed in proving illegal activity without the licensing bit.
Peter
Posted by: SE_Sport_Driver
Re: Finally.... - 17/01/2005 20:04
I agree. I like their motives, but "implied consent" is kinda weird.
Posted by: wfaulk
Re: Finally.... - 17/01/2005 21:29
Well, the only part of that that's odd is the "don't use this address for any reason" part. You IP address gets recorded at virtually all web servers anyway without them even telling you.
And phone companies send me checks all the time where if I cash them I get my service transferred.
I don't know. I understand your points, but the user of the email address is doing something active with the data on that page. I don't see how that's much different than saying "here's some source code, but you can't use it unless you also release any changes you make".
And phone companies send me checks all the time where if I cash them I get my service transferred.
I don't know. I understand your points, but the user of the email address is doing something active with the data on that page. I don't see how that's much different than saying "here's some source code, but you can't use it unless you also release any changes you make".
Posted by: SE_Sport_Driver
Re: Finally.... - 18/01/2005 02:25
True. I guess that point is made or implied mid-way through and I kinda forgot it by the time I got through it! 
Just visiting a site should legally bind you to anything, but these spammers are doing more than just surfing and collecting info - they are using that info or passing it on,
Just visiting a site should legally bind you to anything, but these spammers are doing more than just surfing and collecting info - they are using that info or passing it on,