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   They did protect users

   

   Howie, Feb 19th, 2005 @ 2:57pm

   
   

   MYSpace did a great job of protecting its users. The bad guy did not get member email addresses or any private information. And MYSpace arrested him -- sedning a serious message to other spammers not to mess with them. 18 years in jail!

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   odd I never got spammed

   

   Anonymous Coward, Feb 21st, 2005 @ 7:53am

   
   

   If he spammed everyone on my space, he must have missed me.
   
   sounds like making a mountain out of a Molehill.
   
   
   

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   Spam sucks

   

   Tim, Dec 23rd, 2006 @ 12:37am

   
   

   But I didn't get any of his message either.

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   richard, May 5th, 2007 @ 5:57pm

   
   

   18 years is probably a bit harsh... but damn, what did he think myspace was gonna say when he asked if he could spam their users exclusively?

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   Who?, Jun 4th, 2007 @ 11:47am

   
   

   It's the same as writing a computer virus, then demanding that all the social networking sites pay up a ransom demand to innoculate themeslves against your code hack. MySpace did the right thing by reporting it. This is one of the areas investigated by the FBI (http://www.fbi.gov/cyberinvest/computer_intrusions.htm). 18 yrs is probably an accumulation of charges pressed against the guy, not specifically for one offense.

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   Social Networking

   

   Rob Lawrence, Apr 6th, 2008 @ 12:59pm

   
   

   Honestly, I think the era of social networking will be gone soon. Where are our privacy rights? The amount of time spent online dealing with these issues is taking precious hours away from actually living. My 2 cents. Warm Regards, Rob http://www.battlecall.com

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   This seems more like a PR campaign...

   

   Social Network Spammer, Sep 9th, 2009 @ 9:32am

   
   

   Seems more like a little piece of created propaganda to me. I mean, there probably was a guy who did this, etc... and myspace did get him arrested, but this does not mean that myspace will go out of their way to make sure every spammer gets arrested or anything like that... nor the other social networks. Every once and awhile, these big corporations like Fox (Myspace owners) and the RIAA like to make a big story out of arresting someone for something thousands or millions of people do. It's kind of like in more barbaric times and cultures where victors put their enemies heads on pikes... did that mean every other enemy would actually end up there? No. It's just a scare tactic to imply such.
   
   I have a friend who was hired by a "private organization" to go out and find a person who they could sue, who was downloading copyrighted music. He sort of knew what their intent was but needed the money. After he got them a name, address, etc. he gave it to the company and got paid. Two weeks later, he saw the guy's name in the paper for the same problems. Sure, doing things like spamming and downloading copyrighted music is illegal in the states, but like drugs... doesn't stop people from doing it. And out of all of the drug users, only a small percentage get caught, and then they get their "heads on pikes"... they become proven points for some large company, government or whoever.

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